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Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 25: Special services

25/A Church services

Observer accounts
"Rogation Service at the Bolton Parish Church", ms, 5pp, 5.5.[?], [JW]
"Trinity Sunday", ms, 6pp, 23.5.37, Salford Trinity Church, hymn sheet attached
"Trinity Sunday", ms, 4pp, 11o'clock service at an unspecified church
"St. Pauls School Deansgate", ms, 15pp, 25.5.[?], JW, Advent Testimony and Preparation Movement
"Corpus Christi", ms, 5pp, 27.5.[?], TB
"Harwood Primitive Meth", ms, 11pp, 12.7.[?], JW, flower service
"Harvey Street Methodists", ms, 11pp, 19.9.[?], WH, Harvest Festival
"St. John's C of E", ts, 2pp, 19.9.[?], BB, Harvest Festival and vicar's farewell service
"C.E.M.S. Autmn (sic) Festival of Bolton Federation", ts, 12pp, 16.10.[?], JW
"Harvey Street Gospel Mission", ts, 11pp, 17.10.[?], JW, Harvest Festival, hymn sheet attached
"St Saviours Church Harvest Festival", ts, 10pp, 17.10.[?], JW
"Women's weekend in Wesley Church, Bolton", ts, 4pp, 31.10.37, service

25/B Church services for particular groups of people

Observer accounts
"Football Sunday, Chorley Old Rd Methodists Chapel", ms, 9pp, 4.4.37, JW, Mens class
"C of E Week Day Service for Old Women", ts, 5pp, 22.4.[?]
"Ascension Day, no special services", ms, 2pp, 6.5.[?], [JW]
"Delph Hill Sportsmans Service", ms, 9pp, 29.8.[?], JW
"Christ Church Heaton", ms, 7pp, 29.8.[?], JW, gardeners' service
"Bank St. Unitarian Harvest Festival", ms, 4pp, 3.10.[?], JW, scholars service
"Transport Service", ms, 1p, 20.2.38, EB, hymn sheet attached
"Bolton Parish Church Busmen's Service", ts, 2pp, 20.2.[38], FHC
"Castle St. Method. Sports Service", ts, 3pp

Letter to Mr Barnard from J. Havelock Davidson, ts, 2pp, 5.2.38, about a service for the transport industry

25/C Annual sermons

Observer accounts
"Maudsley St. Sermons", ms, 15pp, 11.4.37, JW
"Bolton New Church", ts, 10pp, 8.5.[?], JW, Annual School Sermons
"Westhoughton Congregational Church Sermons", ms, 9pp,16.5.37, Whit Sunday, hymn sheet attached
"Beverley Rd. Independent Methodists", ms, 14pp, 16.5.[?], JW, School Sermons
"Breightmet Parish Church", ms, 7pp, 20.5.[?], JW
"St. Augustines Church", ms, 9pp, 30.5.[?], JW
"Kings Hall Sermons", ms, 13pp, 13.6.37, JW, hymn sheet attached
"Smithills CE Chapel", ts, 5pp, 20.6.37, order of service booklet attached
"Halliwell Rd. Free Church", ts, 9pp, JW, order of service booklet attached
"St. Bede Parish Church", ts, 2pp, [incomplete lacks pp1-3]

Booklets (12) order of service and hymn sheets

Poster: St. Chad's, Tonge Fold, Bolton, Sermons 1937 Sunday, May 9

25/D Open air services

Observer accounts
"Deane Sermons", ts, 2pp, 19.6.[?], THH
"Deane Church Open Air Service", ts, 1p, 20.6.[?], [JS]
"Council of Christian Cong. Open Air Meeting", ts, 7pp, 24.6.[?], JW
"Town Hall Steps", ms, 2pp, 26.8.[?], JW, Bolton Council of Christian Congregations

Mass-Observation Studies 1937-55

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