Ebeneezer Chapel - Rodley

D2G · Post by **D2G** » Sun 04 May, 2008 8:15 pm

Does anyone know if the Ebeneezer Chapel in Rodley is in use? Theres lots of signs up at the front but you never see any life there and everything is always barred and closed. Theres even a for sale sign at the side now but I think that is for a house down the road

Mick_SGC · Post by **Mick_SGC** » Sun 04 May, 2008 9:37 pm

Its being worked on isnt it?

D2G · Post by **D2G** » Sun 04 May, 2008 10:01 pm

Is it? looks exactly the same as usual, the old building across the road which was a chapel is being worked on (the 1 that used to have henry x in the window) but the 1 across the road (surrounded by trees) that has Ebeneezer chapel written above the doors, i never see anyone or anything happening

PhilK · Post by **PhilK** » Mon 05 May, 2008 9:37 pm

Hi D2G, I live opposite the chapel and it has been empty for the last few months. The last business in there had something to do with publishing magazines - I think they moved offices to Headlingley.There has been some activity recently with surveyors and other folk looking round but I've not heard owt official. I'm just hoping they are not going to convert it into flats!

D2G · Post by **D2G** » Mon 05 May, 2008 11:40 pm

Wouldn't surprise me, everything else is a flat now! i heard that the company that was in the chapel with henry x in the window still owns the chapel that is now flats (Is it me or are both chapels called Ebeneezer 4 some reason?) - btw they binned henry x!!!!! i'd have kept that safe here, if id known!

D2G · Post by **D2G** » Mon 05 May, 2008 11:41 pm

So i'm assuming being empty its up for having a nosy in the windows and a photo opportunity? sounds interesting......

D2G · Post by **D2G** » Tue 06 May, 2008 10:00 pm

Hi, took some pics of the chapel today. The building is actually the United church and the Ebeneezer church is the one that was converted into apartments! Looks empty tho - ill put pix on flickr after ive recovered from my 3hr trek! - Also got some of the old cemetery and afew of the canal and some mills going towards farsley. Found an abandoned barge too!

PhilK · Post by **PhilK** » Tue 06 May, 2008 11:07 pm

Hey D2G, would like to see your pics when you get them online. Don't suppose you have any old pictures of the church (or chapel what ever it is called!)? I've tried to do a search on Leodis but to no availI'm a relative newbie to Rodley where is the old cemetery? The only one I've come across is near the junction of Coal Hill Lane and Bagley Lane.Cheers

D2G · Post by **D2G** » Wed 07 May, 2008 9:38 pm

Aye, thats the cemetery. I think it still comes under rodley. I have a couple of old pictures of the chapel/church , not sure how well they will come out. ill have a go nowDid u know there were 5 different Churches in rodley at one time, why so many?ST Andrews United Methodist Free ChurchRodley Wesleyan ChurchRodley Baptist ChurchThe Ecumenical Centre

D2G · Post by **D2G** » Wed 07 May, 2008 9:51 pm

I really tried lol, ok this is a pre 1990s picture of the United Chapel