Thread: John Street Chapel, in Sheffield

does anyone know if this chapel still exists, my great grandparents married in the chapel back in 1917

Hello genseeke

Do you know what area of Sheffield and the persuasion, usually Chapel is associated with the Methodist circuit, then there are various breakways Primitive, Wesleyians et al.... what period are we looking at? Just seen 1917

These sites may be a start

genuki.co.uk and maps.google.co.uk and tradedirectories .co.uk

elsabels

I haven't been able to find a good photo of John Street Chapel, but there is an aerial picture on the Picture Sheffield site which shows the area, including the Chapel. I spoke to mum about it this evening, and she pinpointed where it used to be.

Library Services - Picture Sheffield.com - use s12437 as the Search term

Now, how to describe it - the road that runs almost vertically through top middle of the picture is Alderson Road, and the one almost parallel to it on the left is Hill Street. The road that runs across the bottom of them is London Road and the Chapel is in the triangle formed by Hill Street, London Road and John Street (the first (from the left) of the many roads joining Hill Street to London Road and Alderson Road).

As with Brunobel, I have 'walked' the area on Google, with mum on the phone giving me directions (from the dentists that I remember). She grew up nearby - probably within the bounds of the photograph. Mum says that the church was set back from John Street, with railings in front. She thought it was demolished in the 1960s or 1970s, but I've read online that it was bombed in WWII. The congregation joined with another church to become Sharrow St. John.

Maybe you've already found this out, but if not, I hope you find it interesting.

Mags