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St Peter Wesleyan Methodist Chapelyard

Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

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    Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire England
    Coordinates: 53.79806, -1.53361
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The burial ground of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in St Peter's (Lane or) Street, Quarry Hill, Leeds, opened by John WESLEY in 1751, & known as the Old Wesleyan Chapel otherwise Boggart or Boggard House (demolished in 1834). The first interment there (of Robert OASTLER Jr) did not take place until 1796.



This Chapelyard is clearly visible in the 1852 ordnance map for Leeds. It was located on St Peter Street where it intersected with Dyer Street at coordinates 53°47'53.0"N 1°32'01.0"W. This area of Leeds was known as Quarry Hill. The very first Methodist place of worship in Leeds, Old Boggart House, was erected nearby in 1750-51 on Boggart Close. The St Peter congregation was founded in 1771 and the site eventually held a Chapel (built in 1838), a library and a burial ground. In 1934, the site was sold to the municipal government which redeveloped the entire area into the social housing complex known as Quarry Hill Flats. The Methodist buildings were demolished and the burial ground covered over. The St Peter Wesleyan Methodist Chapel burial register from 1815 to 1876 is held at the Leeds office of the West Yorkshire Archives.

The burial ground of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in St Peter's (Lane or) Street, Quarry Hill, Leeds, opened by John WESLEY in 1751, & known as the Old Wesleyan Chapel otherwise Boggart or Boggard House (demolished in 1834). The first interment there (of Robert OASTLER Jr) did not take place until 1796.



This Chapelyard is clearly visible in the 1852 ordnance map for Leeds. It was located on St Peter Street where it intersected with Dyer Street at coordinates 53°47'53.0"N 1°32'01.0"W. This area of Leeds was known as Quarry Hill. The very first Methodist place of worship in Leeds, Old Boggart House, was erected nearby in 1750-51 on Boggart Close. The St Peter congregation was founded in 1771 and the site eventually held a Chapel (built in 1838), a library and a burial ground. In 1934, the site was sold to the municipal government which redeveloped the entire area into the social housing complex known as Quarry Hill Flats. The Methodist buildings were demolished and the burial ground covered over. The St Peter Wesleyan Methodist Chapel burial register from 1815 to 1876 is held at the Leeds office of the West Yorkshire Archives.

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