Shaws Lane Relief Chapel in Berwick upon Tweed was founded in 1756 by a Presbyterian group seceding from the Low Meeting House in Hide Hill. The Congregation were of the Church of Scotland but preferred to choose their own Minister[1] and so they pooled what money they had or could raise in order to fund its construction.[2] The Relief Capel is situated between the High Street and Shaws Lane near the eastern extremity of Shaws Lane.[2]
Ministers edit
The Ministers at Shaws Lane Relief Chapel were as follows,
History edit
It was opened in 1757.[1] and is the only Meeting House in Berwick still intact from that Century.[5]
Shaws Lane Berwick was later renamed as Chapel Street Berwick because of this Chapel,[6] and the Chapel itself became better known as the Middle Meeting House to differentiate it from The High Meeting House and The Low Meeting House.
The building remained as a Chapel until 1917 when the congregation joined with the Church Street Presbyterian Church to form St Aidan's Presbyterian Church of England. Since that time the chapel has been used as a bakery and an Electrical wholesalers.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ a b Fuller, John (9 November 1799). The History of Berwick Upon Tweed: Including a Short Account of the Villages of Tweedmouth and Spittal, &c. Bell & Bradfute. p. 336. Retrieved 9 November 2017 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ "GenLass". Genlass.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Stuart, David. "Berwick Relief Church Communion Token 1832". Abccoinsandtokens.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Site Details". Keystothepast.info. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Walker, Jim (15 November 2009). Berwick Upon Tweed Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445626888. Retrieved 9 November 2017 – via Google Books.