Melton Mowbray, The Baptist Church Interior c.1955
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Memories of Melton Mowbray, the Baptist Church interior c1955
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By the time we arrived in 1976, Mr Exhall the minister had retired and been replaced by the Reverend David Pearce and his young family. Mr Chapman was still part of the congregation and Norah Hall was still in charge of the Infant Class. We sold the building in the mid eighties in order to build our new church on the Leicester Road.
My family and I left to become members of the new Melton Vineyard Church in the ...see more
I was put on the cradle roll at about 6 months and attended every sunday school anniversary from the age of 3 - 16 !!! Always had 2 new dresses fro the anniversary.. and a perm!! I had forgotten about Mr Chapman - thank you for the reminder! Mrs hall was the lady in charge of the infants sunday school Got married in this chapel in 1975... I had forgotten how bare the place was....but it brings back memories ...see more
I remember the inside of the Baptist Chapel as I attended regularly from the age of 5 until my early teens. A Reverand Exall and a one-armed man called Mr. Chapman were in charge. On Anniversaries they used to put staging up either side of the organ and I used to like to sit right at the very top. I was promised if I passed the scripture exam they would pay me 10 shillings. I did pass but never got the money!
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