Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 21: Sermons, processions, clergy & church personnel

"Procession", ms, 1p, instructions to observers (photocopy)

Observer accounts

"Sermons", ms, 1p, 24.4.[?], THH

"Bolton Parish Church Sermons and Procession", ms, 25pp, 25.4.37, [JW]

"Bolton Parish Church Sermon", ts, 1p, 26.4.[37]

"Procession into Horwich Church", ms, 3pp, 4.2.37, FHC

"Horwich Sermons", ts, 3pp, 4.7.[?], TH [lacks pp 1-2)

"Horwich Parish Sermons", ts, 2pp, 4.7.[?], TH

"Sermons Procession Horwich Parish Church", ms, 11pp, 4.7.37, print hymn sheet attached

"Horwich Parish Ch. Annual Sermons", ms, 1p, 4.7.37, printed hymn sheet attached

"Derby Street Congregational Church", ms, 8pp, 2.5.37, WH, two hymn sheets attached

"Breightmet Free Church Procession", ms, 6pp, 9.5.[?], WH

"Sermons", ms, 21pp, 9.5.[?], [JW], Chorley Old Rd Congregational

"St. Bartholomews Sermon", ms, 1p, 16.5.[?], WH

"Rose Hill Congregationals Sermons", ms, 4pp, 30.5.[?], JW

"Lostock Church Sermons", ms, 5pp, 30.5.[?], JW

"Holiness Tabernacle", ms, 20pp, 12.7.[?], JW

21/B Church clergymen

Observer interviews

"Rev Hasler of Bridge St. Meth, Westwood Road", ms, 8pp, 6.1.[?], JW

"Rev Davis, The Chaplains House, Halliwell Dean", ms, 9pp, 16.2.[?], THH

"Rev Faulkners homw (sic)", ts, 1p, 22.2.[?], TH

"Rev. Morriss, at his Home 49 Chorley Old Rd.", ts, 10pp, 2.5.[?], JW

"Canon Davidson", ts, 1p, 16.5.[?], JW

"Rev. Cannon W.H. Worsley", ms, 9pp, 23.7.[?], JW

"Rev Platt of Turton", ms, 2pp, 22.8.[?], [JW]

"Vicar of St Barts", ms, 8pp, 29.12.37, JW

"Interview with Rev Hasler at his home", ts, 4pp, 19.12.39, BA

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, 20.12.39, BA, interview with Rev Spencer Stanley

"Interview with Rev Feakin, Baptist", ts, 3pp, 21.12.39, BA

"Interview with Rev Saunders, Methodist", ts, 3pp, 21.12.39, BA

"Interview with Canon Worsley", ts, 2pp, 22.12.39, JC

"Canon Davidson", ms, 9pp, 23.12.[?], JW

"Rev. Leo Sanders", ms, 14pp, 31.12.[?], JW

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, 28.6.40, BA, interview with Whittle, Methodist parson

21/C Church clergymen

Observer interviews

"Rev. J. Bright", ts, 5pp, 7.11,37, THH

"Rev. Leatherbarrow, St Marks", ms, 7pp, 4.1.[37], JW

"Rev Letch, Breightmet Methodist", ms, 6pp, 4.1.[37], JW

"Rev Brooke B.Sc., Astley Bridge M", ms, 5pp, 6.1.[37], JW

"Rev. Hannah", ms,8pp, 10.1.[37], JW

"Maudsley St. Congregationalists", ms, 11pp, 12.4.37, [JW], interview with Rev. Charles Edward Surman

"Rev. Macdonald, St Augustines, Tonge Moor", ms, 3pp, 30.5.[37], [JW}

"Rev. Macdonald at the Vicarage", ms, 16pp, 24.6.[37], JW

"Rev. Bright, Unitarian", ms, 8pp, 22.12.[37], JW

"Rev Bright", ms, 6pp, 22.12.[37], JW

"Rev. Hannah, Victoria Hall", ms, 10pp, 23.12.[37], JW

"Rev. Morton, Vicar of Holy Trinity", ms, 4pp, 29.12.[37], JW

"Rev. Fawcett", ms, 15pp, 28.12.[37], THH

"Vicar of St. Marks", ms, 4pp, 30.12.[37], JW

"Interview by appointment with Fr. Macdonald at St. Augustines", ts, 3pp, 19.12.39, BA

Index cards (14), ms/ts

21/D Church personnel

Observer interviews

"Spiritual Centre", ms, 2pp, 6.1.[?], Mrs [?], JW

"Oxford Group" devotee in Bolton", ts, 2pp, 11.6.37, PNH, Mrs. May Lennard

"Truth Centre", ms, 17pp, 8.1.38, JW, Mr. Farrington

"Invited to Dinner", ms, 5pp, 23.1.[38], JW, the Standing family

Interview with the President of the Advent Testiminy Movement, Mr. Baxendale, ts, 4pp, 30.4.38, BP/JW

"Maudsley St. Congregational", ms, 9pp, 18.5.[?], [JW], Mr. H. Stephenson

"Caretake of St. Pauls", ms, 2pp, 5.8.[?],[JW], Bob Lee

"Tramp Preacher Alfred Opie", ms, 3pp, 26.8.[?]

"Interview with Dahl, curate of St. Paul's, Astley Bridge", ms, 3pp, 13.11,[?]

"A Week in the life of a Baptist Minister", ts, 8pp

"Week in Life of a Curate (St. Pauls, Astley Bridge)", ts, 12pp

"Talk with verger of St. George's, C. of E. Bolton", ts, 3pp, 1.6.39, WRL

Index card, ts, 5.1.38, TH, reference to state of religion

Misc, ms/ts, 5pp

21/E Religious and social events

Observer accounts

"Civic Procession to Parish Church from Town Hall", ms, 5pp, 12.5.[?], THH

"Victoria Hall", ms, 4pp, 5.6.[?], THH, Brotherhood meeting

"Bradshaw Hall", ms, 18pp, 12.6.[?], JW, local Mission tea and walk

"Top of the Brow Independent Methodist", ms, 6pp, 22.6.[?], JW, new church being built

"St. Barts Church", ms, 3pp, 24.6.[?], JW, choir practice

"Induction of new vicar (Rev. Stanley Leatherbarrow)", ts, 8pp, 20.10.37, ZB, Form of Service booklet attached

"Mayor's Sunday Parade", ms, 3pp, 14.11.37, EB

"Mayor's Sunday", ms, 4pp, 14.11.37, PB

"Mayors Sunday Parade", ms, 2pp, 14.11.37, AB

"Mayor's Sunday", ts, 4pp, 14.11.37, WH/ZB

"Mayor's Sunday", ts, 2pp, 14.11.37, ZB/WH

Untitled document, ms, 3pp, 14.11.37, PB, Mayor's parade

"Bolton Parish Church, Memorial Service," ts, 8pp, 12.12.[?], JW, to Henry Humphrey, M.B.E., ex-president of the N.U.T. and late secretary of the Bolton Branch of the N.U.T.

"St. John's Church, Folds Rd.", ts, 12pp, 15.12.[37], JW, induction of the new vicar, Rev. Brown

"St. John's Church, Induction service", ts, 3pp, 15.12.[37], JW, [lacks p1]

"Victoria Hall", ms, 3pp, 18.1.[?], JW, behaviour of the chief hall steward and hall stewards

"Victoria Hall Holiday Club", ms, 1p, 18.1.[?], JW

"Victoria Hall Orchestral Practice", ms, 1p, 18.1.[?], JW

"Victoria Hall", ms, 2pp, 20.1.[?], JW, society classes

"Victoria Hall", ms, 2pp, 20.1.[?], JW, hymn choosing for Sunday services

"Song Service", ms, 4pp, 23.1.[?], JW

"Victoria Hall", ms, 5pp, 26.1.[?], JW, details of staff at the hall

"St. Augustines Parish Breakfast", ts, 3pp, 6.3.[38]

"Report on Service in the Parish Church", ts/ms, 1p, 28.3.38, FHC

"Victoria Hall", ts, 3pp, 10.4.[38], CM, minister's behaviour

"Victoria Hall Behaviour of Minister", ts, 2pp, 10.4.38, CM

Misc, ms, 2pp, JW