Building record MDR12732 - Friends' Meeting House, Chapel Street, Fritchley, Crich
Type and Period (1)
- FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE (Victorian - 1875 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The Society of Friends is comparatively strong in Fritchley. The meeting house is a very plain structure converted out of two cottages, where about 50 Friends regularly meet. Matilda Rickman, who died in 1881, left £1,800 for educational purposes, and they now have an excellent school. The Fritchley Society, Bulmer & co. believe [1895], is the only one in the kingdom that strictly adheres to the rigid simplicity and decorum of the original tenets. (1)
There is a Friends' Meeting House situated here on the 2nd edition OS map. (2)
The building is still labelled as a Friends' Meeting House on modern OS mapping [2011]. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR3507 Bibliographic reference: Bulmer, T and Co.. 1895. History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. p 646.
- <2> SDR18790 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1896-1900. OS County Series, 2nd edition (1st revision), scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <3> SDR20816 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). Current Mastermap and 1:10000 series.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 3579 5301 (15m by 14m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRICH, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 29 2018 12:27PM