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Densham & Ogle, the authors of The Congregational Churches of Dorset (1899)
quoted the whole constitution in their book, mentioning that the original was stored in the Skinner Street Congregational Chapel safe.
However, when the church archive was catalogued in early 2019, it was not found and is therefore assumed to be lost to posterity.
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This letter reveals the acrimonious ending to Rev. Philipps’ ministry, which had spanned a total of 12 years of ministry, first in Hill Street and later in Lagland Street, Poole (1753 – 1765).
In the seventh year of his ministry (1760), he was ejected from the Great Presbyterian Meeting House, Hill Street, Poole, but he continued his ministry in the newly founded Congregational Chapel in Lagland Street, to which many members from Hill Street seceded with him.
Readers may be interested in the footnotes, which give more details about the circumstances surrounding the letter.
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This is the certificate for worship issued for the newly built 1777 Skinner Street Congregational Church, Poole.
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This is a transcription of a small cash book listing income and expenditure related to pew subscriptions (from which the minister's stipend was paid) and burial costs.
It will be of particular interest to people researching ancestors who lived in Poole and attended this chapel. SSCC
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Museum Ref No: Pages 343-345History of the Town and County of Poole by John Sydenham, Poole, Sydenham, 1839 Pages 343-345
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Museum Ref No: Pages 343-345History of the Town and County of Poole by John Sydenham, Poole, Sydenham, 1839 Pages 343-345
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A list of members of the Congregational clergy in Poole in date order.
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A list of members of the Congregational clergy, listed A - Z.
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Museum Ref No: MAR 942.337Mansions and Merchants of Poole and Dorset by Derek Beamish, John Hillier and HFV Johnstone, published by Poole Historical Trust in 1976. Illus. ISBN 07137 0836 0 Pages 62-80
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This document contains the costs of building the new Lagland Street Chapel, and lists of donors/donations and of pew subscriptions in the new Chapel.
It contains some interesting footnotes that cover: the weights and measures of the period; the form of leasehold; and the meaning of some archaic terms associated with its construction, and certain aspects of social history embedded within the accounts. SSCC
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