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Title: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: suffolkboyswife on Saturday 07 April 07 08:05 BST (UK)

I have my gt gt grandfathers death cert. and it says he died in the vestry of Buckley Street chapel (it was a Primitive Methodist) I have been googling and can find a few mentions of Buckley Street Methodist Church from last year and this year, but when I look on online maps there is a church called Buckley Methodist Church on Union Court near a place called Buckley Court and it is not very far from where my gt gt grandfather was living at the time (Park Grove) is this the same place or am I mixing up 2 different churches?

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: carolanne on Saturday 07 April 07 12:55 BST (UK)

around the 1970's all the area around the chapel was demolished to be replaced with more modern housing. the chapel is still there and is very much in use. i can't confirm the new names for the street but you won't be far wrong with the info you allready have. i've just phoned my mum in law and she says the chapel is nearer to sheffield road so union court is the right area.
hope this helps carolanne

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: suffolkboyswife on Saturday 07 April 07 20:33 BST (UK)

Hi Carolanne,

Thank you for this information it certainly is very useful and makes sense of what the maps say now.
I have posted this message on different boards and I have even emailed the Barnsley Chronicle to have a letter put in their letters page so if you happen to see it, I haven't disregarded what you have told me I wanted to post the message about as much as possible to make sure I had more chance of reaching someone who knew, I've even emailed Barnsley Archives!

Thanks again

Sarah

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: carolanne on Saturday 07 April 07 21:49 BST (UK)

hello sarah
i have a barnsley book with some old photos in and i did see one of buckley street showing the chapel as it was before they knocked the old houses down
i'm working tomorrow or i would have gone and took some photos as it is now if you give me a couple of days i'll see what i can do.
bye for now carolanne

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: suffolkboyswife on Sunday 08 April 07 07:56 BST (UK)

Hello Carolanne,

Thank you so much that would be fantastic  ;D

Thank you for the offer they will make a great addition to the file,

Sarah

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: carolanne on Sunday 08 April 07 12:43 BST (UK)

hello sarah
if you would like to give me your addy i'll send you some photos.regards carolanne

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: possum_pie on Sunday 08 April 07 22:06 BST (UK)

Hi there

Dont suppose you could mail me the photos too??  My family stayed there too, and I always wondered what had happened to Buckley Street.

Thanks
Possum

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: carolanne on Monday 09 April 07 00:09 BST (UK)

no problems possum
just tell me your addy
regards carolanne

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: suffolkboyswife on Monday 09 April 07 07:53 BST (UK)

Hi Possum,

do you mean your family had something to do with the chapel or just the street, what a coincidence if they had connection with the chapel, if so what is the connection and when (if you don't mind me asking  :) )

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: tomkin on Friday 13 April 07 12:59 BST (UK)

Hi,

            I had a quick look at some my accumalated junk. This is
 part of a map of Barnsley before the area was redeveloped. The
  Chapel is marked CH at the corner of Buckley St. and Albion St.

       If you look at Google Earth , You will see the Chapel ( Or at
least I think It is the Chapel) To the right of the tower block.


 Tomkin ;D
       

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: tomkin on Friday 13 April 07 13:23 BST (UK)

Hi,

      Here's the view,

      Tomkin ;D

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: carolanne on Friday 13 April 07 15:50 BST (UK)

yes your right tomkin, the building with the two white squares on is the chapel
regards carolanne

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: suffolkboyswife on Sunday 15 April 07 15:32 BST (UK)

Hi tomkin

Thank you for these photos, they are very interesting and I've added the old map to the file - I hope you don't mind  :)

Sarah

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: tomkin on Sunday 15 April 07 15:47 BST (UK)

       Just glad that they have come in useful. It took ages to find the old map.
      I knew it was there but thanks to my wonderful filing system I didn't
       know exactly where. Looking for it though revealed my car documentation
       which had also dissappeared.    So all in all a good result.

                    Tomkin ;D ;D ;D ;D
 
                   
                       

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: tomkin on Sunday 22 April 07 19:17 BST (UK)

Hi Sarah,

                 I was in the vicinity so I took a quick shot.
  This might interest you,

          Tomkin ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: tomkin on Sunday 22 April 07 19:18 BST (UK)

And this,

     Tomkin ;D ;D

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: suffolkboyswife on Wednesday 25 April 07 21:37 BST (UK)

Hi,

I've just realised I haven't thanked you for these photos, they have made a great addition to the file/book (or epic as I now like to call it  ;D, I'm amazed at all the info I have been able to gather!!)

Thanks,

Sarah

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: suffolkboyswife on Monday 30 April 07 12:41 BST (UK)

I'm hoping to add a photo of my gt gt grandfather but I'm having trouble so if this message comes up several times without a photo you'll know why (i'll just give up and wait until mu husband comes home from work!!)

If anyone is able to help me date it, he died in 1918 aged 72 and I can't really tell from the clothes what era it would have been.

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: possum_pie on Monday 30 April 07 14:55 BST (UK)

Wow!  Great piccies!!  My family (the Caffreys) just lived in Buckley street... had nothing to do with the church as far as I'm aware... though they may have attended it... incidentally, was it protestant or catholic?

Title: Re: Was Buckley Street in Barnsley renamed?
Post by: suffolkboyswife on Monday 30 April 07 15:27 BST (UK)

It was a Primitive Methodist at one point - although now it is just Buckley Methodist Church (Protestant)