Holme Wesleyan Methodist Mission

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Established from Hinchliffe Mill Wesleyan Methodist Church 1846, using Holme Free School or sometimes a cottage for services. Holme Free School was a day school endowed in 1693, built in 1694 and rebuilt in 1820 and 1838. It was also used as an undenominational Sunday School in the 1800's and ceased to be used as a day school in 1880, but continued in use as a Sunday School and also for undenominational worship. Wesleyan Services were still being held at Holme Free School in 1910. The undenominational services held at the school were mainly taken by Methodist preachers by c1980 and were still occuring in 2000.