On the war memorial in church are the names of seven men who gave their lives for their country in the First Word War, 1914-1918. These are: Walter Boardman Arnold Ogden Frank Boardman George Ward Herbert Hargreaves Richard Fell James Isherwood Bolton To commemorate their sacrifice we have been trying to find out something about […]
What is the URC?
Where do we come from? The United Reformed Church is one of the smaller mainstream denominations – but although it is small it plays a dynamic and challenging part in the British Christian community. It was formed in 1972 by English Presbyterians and English and Welsh Congregationalists – that is 40 years ago. In 1981 this […]
And the banner rises again…
A number of Bank Toppers have been part of Adrian Yapp’s Eden Singers and we had many of our early rehearsals at Lee Clough Mission. When the Mission closed at the end of 2012 we promised that their banner would have a new home… The Banner – Lee Clough Mission 1895 – 2012 Lee Clough […]
Where it all began
OUR HISTORY – WHERE IT ALL BEGAN Bank Top Church was built in the 1830s and appears on a map of the area dating back to 1847. Originally it was six terraced cottages, which were built for the textile workers of Henry Ashworth, at his New Eagley Mill at Ashworth Bottoms, at the Bank Top […]