'The Jam Chapel'

 

Said to have been built by Sir William Hartley, it was known locally as ‘the Jam Chapel’, because of its links with the jam manufacturer and his family. He actually paid for half the cost of the building, having issued a challenge to the members that he would match their giving pound for pound.  However, he also paid for the increased costs which were incurred when he insisted that oak should be used throughout instead of the usual pine. 

Church Street Chapel later became known as St Mark’s Methodist Church, but sadly had to close shortly before reaching its centenary.  In 2005 it became St Mark's Medical Centre and Pharmacy. As a Grade II listed building, the exterior still stands proudly on the corner of Church Street and Derby Street.