Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 22: Sermons & collections, fetes, bazaars & jumble sales; youth groups

22/A Sermons and collections

Untitled document, ts, 14pp, numbered report, extracts from sermons

"Collections - Synopsis", ts/ms, 9pp

"Saviour's Church, Bolton", ts, 1p, 30.5.39, WRL, list of monies received at the morning and evening collections on Sunday 28th May

"Holy Trinity", ts, 1p, 31.5.39, WRL, list of monies collected at Matins and Evensong on Sunday 28th May

Untitled document, ts, 1p, copy of Psalm 147 [incomplete]

22/B Sermons and processions

Observer accounts of sermons and processions at the following churches:

"Higher Bridge St. Primitive Methodist Church", ts, 4pp, 25.4.[?], JS

"Blackburn Rd. Congreg.", ms 12pp, 25.4.[?], THH

"Salvation Army Procession", ms, 5pp, 1.5.[?], THH

"St. Pauls Church Procession and Sermons", ms, 6pp, 2.5.[?], JW

"Holy Trinity", ms, 9pp, 2.5.[?], THH

"St. Philips Sermon", ms, 2pp 16.5.[37], WH, hymn sheet attached

"St. Lukes", ms, 4pp, 30.5.[?], THH

"High St. Ind. Methodist Sermons", ms, 4pp, 30.5.[?], WH

"St. Bede, Morris Green, Sermons", ms, 3pp, 30.5.[?], JS

"St. Marks Sermons", ms, 12pp, 6.6.[?], JW, hymn sheet attached

"St. Matthews Sermons", ms, 8pp, 6.6.[?], WH

"St. Georges Sermons", ms, 2pp, 13.6.[?], WH, hymn sheet attached

"St. Pauls Astley Bridge", ms, 5pp, 13.6.[?], JHW

"St. Peter's Sermons, afternoon procession", ms, 7pp, 13.6.37, PJ, order of service sheet attached

"St. Johns Church, Folds Road, Sermon of the Bishop of Manchester", ts, 6pp, 13.3.38, FHC, hymn sheet attached

22/C Sermons

Observer accounts of sermons at the following churches:

"Rose Hill Sermons", ms, 12pp, 30.5.[?], JW

"Church Institute Sermons", ms, 15pp, 18.7.[?], JW

"Chorley Old Rd Methodist", ms, 2pp, 15.8.37

"Religion", ms, 3pp, 22.8.[?], DK, Chalfont St. Independent Methodists, Blackburn Rd

"St. George's Rd Congs.", ms, 2pp, 9.1.[?], JW

"St. George's Road Methodist Church", ms, 2pp, 13.2.38, EB

"Parish Church Morning service", ts, 2pp, 24.4.[38], hymn sheet attached

"Religion", ts, 3pp, 5.11.39, JC, extracts from sermons

"Arthur Greenwood at Victoria Hall", ts, 8pp, 12.11.39, JC

"Sermon at St. George's C of E Church ....", ts, 2pp, 12.11.39, JC

"Sermon at St. George's C of E Church ....", ts, 1p, 19.11.39, JC

"Sermon at St. George's C of E ....", ts, 2pp, 3.12.39, JC

"Sermon at St. Georges C of E by Rev. Oliver", ts, 1p, 10.12.39, JC

"Sermon at St. George's C of E by Rev. Oliver", ts, 2pp, 17.12.39, JC

"St. George's St. Methodists", ts, 3pp, 17.12.39, AH

"St. George's Rd. Congregational", ts, 4pp, 17.12.39, AH

"Claremont, St. George's Rd", ts, 3pp, 17.12.39, AH

"Religion", ts, 3pp, 17.12.39, BA, Evensong at Bolton Parish Church

"Service at St. George's Congregational Church", ts, 5pp, 31.12.39, JC

"St. George's Church. (C of E)", ts, 1p, 23.6.40, AH

22/D Galas, fairs, fetes, bazaars and jumbles sales

Observer accounts

"Report on Deane Gala and Rose Queen Crowning", ms 6pp [last page damaged]

"One Day Sale in aid of [Curate] Fund", ms, 5pp, 10.4.[37], THH

"St. George's Road Spring Fair", ms, 5pp, 27.4[37], WH, programme attached

"Catholic Garden Fete", ms, 10pp, 12.6.37, WH, programme attached

"Deane Rose Queen Festival", ms, 3pp, 24.6.37, programme attached

"St James Rose Queen", ms, 6pp, 24.7.[37], JW

"Harwood Rose Queen Festival", ms, 31pp, 24.7.[37], WH

"St. Osmunds Garden Party, RC", ts, 3pp, 7.8.[37], THH, handbill and ticket attached

"Breightmet Vicarage Garden party", ts, 2pp, 7.8.[37], THH

"St. Phillip Procession Rose Queen", ms, 4pp, 7.8.[37], JW

"Bazaar", ms, 2pp, 8.8.38, WH, [incomplete]

"St. Columbia Tonge Moor Garden Party", ms, 7pp, 14.8.37, JW, handbill and ticket attached

"Religion", ms, 10pp, 21.8.[37], DK, St. Michael's Rose Queen Festival

"Church fete", ts, 3pp, 21.8.[37], St. Michael's Fete

"St. Thomas's Rose Queen", ms, 34pp, 21.8.[37], JW, [lacks p1-9]

"St. Thomas - (Holy Harbour)", ms, 5pp, 21.8.[37], WH

"Holy Harbour", ms, 1p, 21.8.37, EL, programme attached

"St. Bede's Jumble Sale", ms, 10pp, 27.8.[37], JW

"Lymefield Fete", ms, 3pp, 28.8.37, EL

"Bazaar in aid of Girls Moral Welfare Association", ts, 2pp, 17.11.37, ZB

"The Enterprise Bazaar. St. Bartholomew's School", ts, 7pp, 17.11.37, ZB

"St. George's Road Methodist Bazaar", ms, 5pp, 31.12.[37], WRL

"New Year's Eve", ts, 7pp, 31.12.[37], BB

Paper folder containing observer accounts

"Victoria Methodists Bazaar", ms, 3pp, 31.12.37, LT

"Albert Place Methodist Church", ms, 5pp, 31.12.37, BW, a garden city bazaar

"Albert Place Methodist Bazaar", ts, 3pp, 4.1.38, BB, programme attached

"Claremont Baptist Bazaar", ms, 2pp, 4.1.38, LT

"St. George's Christmas Tree", ts, 2pp, 7.1.38, BB, programme attached

Untitled document, ts, 5pp, 2.3.38, JAS

"Peace St. Methodist Chapel Rummage Sale", ms, 1p, 15.4.[?]

22/E Sunday Schools, YMCA and Boys' Brigade

Observer accounts

"St. Marys R.C. Trip", ms, 2pp, 25.5.[?], JW

"St. Marys R.C. kids picnic", ms, 1p, 27.5.[?], THH

"Children's Party", ts, 6pp, 3.1.38, BB

Sunday Schools - observer accounts

"Victoria Method. Schools", ms, 4pp, 9.5.[?], THH

"Melbourne Rd Methodist Church Sunday School Anniversary", ms, 19pp, 16.5.[?], JW

"Bolton Sunday School Social League", ms, 14pp, 17.6.37, JW, programme attached

"Sunday School Trips", ms, 16pp, [31.7.?]

"Westhoughton Congregational Sunday School", ms, 5pp, 12.1.38, LT

"Bolton Mission Victoria Hall", ms, 5pp, 16.1.38, RB, Sunday School

"Victoria Hall", ms, 10pp, 23.1.[38], JW, Sunday School classes

"Cable Street Methodist Sunday School", ms, 1p, 18.4.[38], WH

"Sunday Schools Football League", ts, 1p, 19.2.[?], THH

"Westhoughton Cong. Football Club", ms, 4pp, 27.2.38

"Teacher's Preparation Class", ms, 13pp, 24.8.37

"Teacher's Preparation Class", ms, 6pp, 14.9.37

"Sunday Schools of the Saviour's Church", ms, 13pp

"Tonge Moor Methodist Sunday School", ms, 39pp, list of classes, names and addresses

Printed programmes:

Breightmet Free Church, Sunday School Anniversary, 9.5.37, (2)

Delph Hill Methodist Church, 104th Sunday School Anniversary, 9.5.1937

"Rose Hill", Sunday School Anniversary, 30.5.37

High St. I.M. Sunday School Sermons, 30.5.37

Envelope "Happy Christmas for the 4000 Boys and Girls in the National Children's Home & Orphanage"

22/F Youth organisations

Observer Accounts

"Victoria Hall", ms, 6pp, 17.1.[?], JW, Band of Hope meeting

"Victoria Hall", ms, 1p, 18.1.[?], JW, Junior boys' class

"Victoria Hall", ms, 5pp, 18.1.[?], JW, Sister Florence's class

"Victoria Hall", ms, 3pp, 20.1.[?], JW, Girl Guides meeting

"Victoria Hall", ms, 1p, 20.1.[?], Miss [Pillings] class

"Victoria Hall", ms, 3pp, 20.1.[?], Brownies meeting

"YMCA Social Hour", ts, 4pp, 6.2.[?], FHC

"YMCA", ms 7pp, 19.2.[?], WH, meeting

"Moody Campaign Dr Houghton at the YMCA", ms, 3pp, 7.4.37, JW, a talk

"YMCA", ,ms, 1p, 16.4.[?], JW, meeting

"YMCA Hall", ms, 7pp, 30.4.[?], [JW], annual meeting of the YMCA members and associated

"YMCA Brotherhood, YMCA Hall", ts, 10pp, 17.10.[?], JW, men's meeting

"YMCA", ts, 9pp, 19.10.[?], JW, lecture by Alex J. Pearse

"Castle St Methodist Boys Brigade Service", ms, 12pp, 1.8.[?], JW

"Boys Brigade", ms, 2pp, 30.1.[?], JW, a march through the town

"Bridge Street Methodist League of Youth", ts, 1p, 10.3.[?], FHC, church service

"Rover Scouts", ts, 3pp, 24.7.[?], JW, Scout camp

"Reiligious (sic) Function", ts, 4pp, 29.8.[?], Church Lads Brigade service