Traffic Street Chapel, Derby

[winto]

Hi

One of my ancestors was a Methodist Minister who used to preach at the Traffick Street Chapel, Derby, during the mid 1800's. I am interested to find out more about this chapel.

So far I have a couple of photographs from Derbys 'Picture the Past' site, but other than these, can find no other information.

For instance, in his will my ancestor has spelt Traffick with a 'k' and not a 'c', so was it originally spelt this way? He was a literate man who wrote a book in his time, so I do not think this was mis-spelling.

Any other info/pictures or general thoughts on this building would be truly welcome.

With thanks
winto

[Meriel]

Dont know if this will be any help to you:

http://www.nra.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/sidocs.asp?SIR=O73300

[Gilld]

Try Derby Evening Telegraph, they have a Bygones supplement in their Tuesday edition, Very interesting, have suggested it to others with good results.

email........bygones "at" derbytelegraph.co.uk

Gilld

[winto]

Hi Meriel and Gilld

Thanks for your suggestions. I will follow them through and let you know the end results.

With thanks
winto

[FRC]

Sorry to reply so long after your posting, but the following may be of interest.

I presume that the chapel was that of the Congregationalists, which was sited on the junction of Traffic Street & London Rd. It was built in 1846-48 by Henry Isaac Stevens, with a large Corinthian portico.

The chapel was converted into the Coliseum cinema & subsequently demolished to make way for a traffic island.

[LFS]

Hello Winto
I imagine you have the information you need about Traffic Street Chapel - there is still a smallish chapel on Traffic Street now converted to commercial use, but don't know which denomination it used to be. 
Linda

[LFS]

Bulmer's Directory 1895  says it's a Primitive Methodist Chapel.
LFS

[griffwarren1]

Hello
          Sorry for the delay in posting but i have just read. Iam sure your looking at the Castlefields chapel which is still in use

Please follow link

http://www.castlefieldschurch.org.uk/index.php

Set up for the religous needs of secular railway workers

[Edmund f j s]

Hello winto, in reply to your enquiry re "traffik st chapel" , i know its been 7 years since you left a message on Rootschat and i wondered how you have got on with it , as a young lad i remember a chapel being on the junction of (lower traffic st and Copeland st) opp traffic st school . looking at a map of 1900, traffic st was one continual road from start to finish, but at a later date part of it was diverted (from park st to siddals road) to become a dual carriageway and the original that remained became (lower traffic st) , i hope this is of some use to you     

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