Blackwater Street Unitarian Church Churchyard
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Blackwater Street Unitarian Church Churchyard

Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England

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This church had the distinction of being the oldest non-conformist church in town, dating from 1717. The congregation had its origins in the days of Charles II.

The Act of Uniformity in 1662 drove 2000 ministers from the Anglican Church, among them Robert Bathe, vicar of Rochdale. For ten years he was obliged to conduct services in secret.

In 1672 a chapel was established in a house known as "Amen Corner" and services were held there until 1717. A new chapel was erected in Blackwater Street. In 1856 this was replaced completely by a beautiful gothic building. Its members were responsible for founding the earliest schools in Rochdale at Toad Lane and Vicar's Moss (now Milnrow Road). That building was demolished in the early 1970s, to make way for the current market development, and is fondly remembered by many of the present congregation.

by Rochdale Unitarian Church
This church had the distinction of being the oldest non-conformist church in town, dating from 1717. The congregation had its origins in the days of Charles II.

The Act of Uniformity in 1662 drove 2000 ministers from the Anglican Church, among them Robert Bathe, vicar of Rochdale. For ten years he was obliged to conduct services in secret.

In 1672 a chapel was established in a house known as "Amen Corner" and services were held there until 1717. A new chapel was erected in Blackwater Street. In 1856 this was replaced completely by a beautiful gothic building. Its members were responsible for founding the earliest schools in Rochdale at Toad Lane and Vicar's Moss (now Milnrow Road). That building was demolished in the early 1970s, to make way for the current market development, and is fondly remembered by many of the present congregation.

by Rochdale Unitarian Church

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