Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Springfield, Lydney

Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Springfield, Lydney (reply)

Annie — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:11:31 +0000

Hi Chris W

Thanks for your message - it is definitely Ebenezer Chapel, Springhill (later Springfield Road) Lydney that I am seeking info on. I used to be taken there by my grandparents and also made a trip there a couple of years age. thanks for the references - v useful.
Regards,
Annie

Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Springhill, Lydney (reply)

Annie — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:08:52 +0000

Hi Chris

Many thanks for your message. Most useful. I shall have to try to get to Gos Records Office sometime to look at the various documents referred to or as I live in Pembrokeshire may have to ask a professional to do this for me. Excellent to have a few leads tho'.

Regards,
Annie

Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Springfield, Lydney (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:18:19 +0000

its easy to do :-)

Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Springfield, Lydney (reply)

ChrisW — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:51:17 +0000

Yes I did think that was rather odd!

Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Springfield, Lydney (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:44:34 +0000

you may have confused Upper Lydbrook with Lydney - there were two chapels both named Ebenezer ! ( The Ebenezer Methodist's named many chapels Ebenezer)

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=23251 relates to Lydney - Primrose Hill / Springfield Road

Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Springhill, Lydney (reply)

ChrisW — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:21:07 +0000

Hi Annie
There is a little bit of info on the beginnings of the PMs in the Forest on Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lydrook) and on British History Online. "Search" Ebenezer Chapel, Lydney. I will keep looking!
Regards
Chris

Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Springhill, Lydney

Annie — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:18:14 +0000

My great grandfather Thomas Bowen (1843-1905) was a founder member of the Ebenezer Chapel and there is a plaque to his memory which is now in the Vestry. I am interested in the history of the Primitive Methodists in the Forest of Dean and especially in that of the Ebenezer chapel which has a date of !869 on the front of the building - I think there may hve been a legal dispute about the chapel a couple of years later.
Any help would be much apprecited