Whissonsett Parish Council

People began to break away from the Church in the early 1800s and built chapels instead.

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Whissonsett had two chapels.

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A Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in High Street around 1830 and was replaced by a larger building in 1886 which was renovated in 1954.

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It closed in 1973 and is now a private house. It was always referred to as the ‘Top’ Chapel and the stores in High Street was the ‘Top’ shop.

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London Street had the ‘Bottom’ shop and ‘Bottom’ Chapel which was a Wesleyan Chapel built in 1854 and replaced with a new building in 1903. It is also now a private house.

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The ‘Top’ and ‘Bottom’ descriptions are in relation to the Swan Hill.

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