Building record MDR11931 - Primitive Methodist Chapel, Main Street (West End), Elton

The 1st ed. 25" OS map c. 1880 shows a Chapel on West End, Elton. (1) The Chapel was still in use at the beginning of the 20th century. (2, 3) Examination of modern maps indicate that the building is still in use as a place of worship. (4) Bulmer records three Methodist chapels in Elton at the end of the 19th century "The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and the Wesleyan Reform Union have each a chapel in the village". (5) Elton holds strong Nonconformist traditions, but only the Primitive Methodist Chapel remains open. (6) Elton Primitive Methodist Church dates from 1843. It is situated by the side of the main road, at the Middleton-by-Youlgreave end of the village. (7)