Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum
Museum of Primitive Methodism
Englesea Brook
Crewe
Cheshire
CW2 5QW
England
Website
www.engleseabrook-museum.org.uk/
engleseabrook-methodist-museum@supanet.com
Telephone
01270 820836
A museum telling the story of a predominantly working-class religious denomination in a manner that raises questions about faith and identity in the contemporary world. Much of the museum is housed in a chapel dating to 1829. The graveyard opposite is the final resting place of Primitive methodist founder, Hugh Bourne.
Venue Type:
Museum, Heritage site
Collection details
Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Personalities, Religion, Social History, World Cultures
Key artists and exhibits
- Hugh Bourne
- William Clowes - 'Apostolic Clowes'
- Methodist history
- The Victorians
Demon Drink? Temperance and the Working Class
Produced by the People’s History Museum and UCLan, with items on loan from private collections.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Website
http://www.engleseabrook-museum.org.uk/newsstory.asp?id=1934306936
Study Day: Demon Drink? Temperance and the Working Class
Dr Annemarie McAllister will look at ‘Picturing the Demon Drink’. Jon Curtis will discuss ‘Losing the Boozing?’ Peter Crummett will share his extensive collection of temperance medals, and Jill Barber will look at sources for Primitive Methodism and the working class.
There will also be an opportunity to discuss what it all means for today.
Suitable for
- 18+
When
10:30am-3:30pm
Admission
Cost: £7.50 (£5.00 Friends) Booking essential as places are limited.
Tel. (01270) 820836
e-mail: engleseabrook-methodist-museum@supanet.com
The old-fashioned way: Englesea Brook Chapel & Museum, Englesea Brook, Crewe, CW2 5QW.
Coffee Morning and Memories! My Primitive Methodist Ancestors
Do you have photos or memories to share? We would love to record your memories, and scan your photos, for others to enjoy.
Would you like to know more about how to add your own pages to our community archive website? Are you interested in becoming a volunteer?
Come for coffee and a chat, and find out more about how to share your memories and photos about Primitive Methodist people, chapels or events. Check out the website at www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
10am-12pm
Website
Short Talks for Summer Saturdays in August
Each talk lasts 45 minutes and takes place 10-30-11.15am
3 August: Introduction to the ‘Demon Drink?’ Exhibition
Find out more about the objects on display, and some of the interesting facts in the Exhibition. Did you know it was a Primitive Methodist who coined the phrase ‘Teetotal’?
10 August: Introduction to Artefacts in the Museum Collections
What is the earliest piece of PM commemorative pottery? Find out more about love feast cups, banners, items seized because of civil disobedience, and the story behind Hugh Bourne’s watch!
17 August: Introduction to Printed Material in Englesea Brook Library
See some fascinating early Primitive Methodist literature, such as Magazines, Hymn Books, and a recipe for curing a cow choking on a turnip! And discover why PM Ministers wrote ‘pulp fiction’.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
- 14-15
Temperance Concert
Come and share in singing temperance songs, and see some magic lantern slides.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30-11:30am
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