Providence Street Independent Methodist Church

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Also known as Batley Christian Brethren.

This chapel was established in 1841 by Barkerites who had left Batley Methodist New Connexion Church and used the old Wesleyan Methodist Stump Chapel in Wards Hill 1841-1843 Batley Wesleyan Methodist Church.

In 1843 a new chapel was built in Providence Street and subsequently enlarged in 1845. In 1884 the chapel was rebuilt on the same site between Providence Street and Cambridge Street.

The chapel closed in 1971 and from 1976 the building was used as RAF Association Headquarters.

NB. This chapel was nicknamed 'Trotter's Chapel' after the Rev'd William Trotter, a leading Barkerite minister.