This church is now dedicated for worship as the Church of God. The building itself was erected in 1896, according to an inscription on a foundation stone behind the pulpit, visible on a photograph on Steve Bulman's Churches of Britain and Ireland website.[1] An additional note says the pulpit is no longer used, so it seems safe to assume it was associated with the building's original dedication.
According to a document on the present Church's website, the Churches of God were re-established between 1892-94, predominantly from companies of believers generally known as “Open Brethren”. None of Kelly's Directories available to me shed any light on whether the Gospel Hall in Buxton was included in this number. Their only mention of a place of worship in Darwin Avenue (or Darwin Street, as it was recorded in 1895) was a Catholic Apostolic Church, which existed from (at least) 1895-1932, according to Kelly's Directories of those years. Thus it seems likely its members were the building's original occupants.
(Information provided by Rosemary Lockie)
Reference
[1] Labelled as “The Gospel Hall (Meeting Place of the Church of God in Buxton, 1896) on Hardwick Square South” on the page for Churches of Britain and Ireland: Buxton, Derbyshire.
This church micro is a multi cache hidden not far away from the church.
The information required for the coordinates is contained on the sign to the right of the door.
N53 15.ABC
W001 54.DEF
A) The number of letters in the 4th word of the 5th line.
B) The 4th digit of the phone number
C) The number of letters in the 2nd word of the 4th line.
D) The number of letters in the 2nd word of the 3rd line.
E) The number of words on the 5th line.
F) The number of letters in the 1st word of the 1st line - the number of words on the 3rd line.
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