Balderton, The Wesleyan Chapel 1909
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Photo of Balderton, The Wesleyan Chapel 1909

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It was after they had founded the Holy Club at Oxford in 1729 that John and Charles Wesley began their evangelical missionary work with a trip to Georgia. It was there that the basic principles of what would become the Methodist movement were first established. John returned home to spread the word. He visited nearby Newark six times between 1743 and 1788.

A Selection of Memories from Balderton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Balderton

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I was born in Milton Street in 1941 and went to Balderton Junior School and then on to the old school in Main Street, I enjoyed my time there and still come back occasionally. I would like to hear from anyone who knew me then, I remember local names such as Hurst, Glanville, Friar, Burdon, Skiba, Marriot,Hocking to name just a few, I am 70 in six weeks time but still like bikes!!! Have an XJ600N Yamaha at ...see more