Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 24: Meetings, lectures, funerals, special ceremonies

24/A Religious meetings and lectures

Observer accounts

"Catholic Crusade", ms, 2pp, 9.3.[?], WH

"Questions answered at Catholic Crusade Meeting", ts, 5pp, 10.3.[?], FHC

"Questions ansered at Catholic Crusade", ts, 4pp, 11.3.[?], FHC, index card attached

"St. George's Road Congregational Church Missionary Society", ms, 7pp, 16.4.[?], WH

"The Truth Centre", ms, 8pp, 5.5.[?], [JW], 4 leaflets attached

"Bolton "Truth Centre", Bromwich St.", ms, 12pp, JHW

"British Isreal (sic) World Federation", ms, 11pp, 24.3.37, lecture

"British Isreal" (sic), ms, 12pp, 21.4.[?], JW, meeting

"Victoria Hall", ms, 9pp, 15.1.-23.1.[?], list of meetings held in the hall

"Victoria Hall", ms, 5pp, 23.1.[?], JW, Brotherhood meeting

"Victoria Hall", ms, 3pp, 23.1.[?], JW, Tea on Sunday

"Victoria Hall The Call of the Word", ms, 4pp, 15.3.37, JW, meeting with various speakers

"Victoria Hall Brotherhood", ts, 3pp, 18.4.[?], JS, book distribution

"Arnold Standing at the Victoria Hall", ts, 2pp, 16.5.[?], JW

"The Bible: What it has done for England", ts, 15pp, JW, meeting in the lecture hall, Victoria Hall

"Moody Conference", ms, 5pp, 8.4.[?], JW, Dr. Houghton at the YMCA hall

"Lecture Recital at the Trinity Methodist Church", ms, 6pp, 12.4.[?], WH

"Maudsley St. Congs. Messenger Sunday", ts, 10pp, 7.11.37, JW, programmes (2) attached

"Dean Parish Church, Communicants Guild", ts, 6pp, 30.11[?], JW

"Special meeting at St. Edmund's Church ...", ms, 7pp, 20.1.38, JBO'H

"Commemoration Meeting at the Wesleyan Hall, Bridge Street ....", ts, 4pp, 6.3.38, BCP

"Queen Street Mission", ts, 7pp, 19.3.38, BCP, missionary talks

Untitled document, ms 7pp, [incomplete], about concerts at Victoria Hall and Kings Hall as a way of distracting people from pubs

24/B Religious ceremonies

Observer accounts

"Baptists St. Georges Rd Baptist Church", ms, 12pp, 21.3.37, THH, baptisms

"Baptism", ms, 9pp, 15.10.[?], JW, Mrs Duckworth's son

"Congregational Baptism", ts, 1p, 3.4.38, BB

"Church of England Confirmation", ts, 6pp, 23.4.[37], TH, hymn sheet attached

"Bolton Parish Church", ms, 15pp, 28.4.[?], [JW], confirmation service

"Easter Marriages", ms, 2pp, 29.3.[?], THH, reference to an article in B.E.N.

"Wedding Rings", ms, 3pp, 9.4.[?], JW, description in rings in jewellery shops

"Young man tells father he is getting married", ms, 3pp, 16.5.[?], WH

Certificate of Baptism (printed card)

"An alternative Order of the Ministration of Publick (sic) Baptism of Infants", printed card

Misc, ms/ts, 5pp

Index cards (11), ms/ts, references to weddings

Misc 2pp hymns from a [book]

24/C Funerals

Observer accounts

"Military Funeral Member of the Veterans Club", ms, 6pp, 7.4.[?], WH, [p1 damage]

"Funeral", ms, 1p, 20.3.[?], THH, going down Newport St.

"Funeral", ms, 9pp, 20.4.[?], THH, Tonge Cemetery

"Secular Funeral", ts, 1p, 21.9.[?], BB, J.J. Shaw of Davenport Street

"Funeral of Mrs. Ashworth, Darcy Lever Church", ts, 2pp, JS, [damaged]

"Funeral of the Town Clerk", ts, 4pp, 5.4.38, FHC, (lacks p4), Harold Brooke Ashford

"Religious Function", ts, 2pp, 24.8.[?], funeral at Heaton Cemetery

"Funerals", ms, 2pp, the death of a woman in Daubhill and a Salvation Army funeral

"Information from the driver of Hardman's cars", ms, 3pp, hearse driver

"Funeral", ms, 15pp, 26.8.[?], JW, St. Thomas' Church, Halliwell

Letter and envelope to Elsie Bridge from E. Hetherington expressing condolences on the death of Elsie's mother

Index cards (2) ms/ts reference to undertaker and funeral

Misc 1p torn from a book

24/D Dedication and consecration ceremonies

Observer accounts

"St Margaret's Church", ms, 12pp, 1.5.[37], [JW], dedication of the East window

"St Chads Consecration of the New Church", ts, 9pp, 23.7.[37], JW, index card attached

"St Chads, Laying of the Foundation Stone", ts, 4pp, 24.7.37, THH, order of service booklet attached

"St Chads Church, Foundation Stone Laying", ts, 4pp, 24.7.37, JS, order of service booklet attached

"St. Columbus School Stone Laying", ms, 17pp, 24.7.[37], JW

"Walmsley Parish Church Church Yard Extension", ms, 16pp, 1.8.37, JW, order of service booklet attached

"Notes on the Consecration of extension to burial groud at Walmesley (sic) Parish Church", ts, 3pp, [ASJ] order of service booklet attached