Cawston Methodist Chapel was built in 1861. The land was purchased from Mr W. Tuddenham for the princely sum of £10-00. the contract for the building was £99-00. It was built by a Mr R. Skipper. The previous' chapel a wooden structure in Brandiston Road was sold for the magnificent sum of 15 shillings (75p). The new chapel was opened for worship on Sunday, November, 10th, 1861. A certain Mr. W. Wilkin advanced the sum of £60 at 5 per cent towards the cost of the chapel; inflation had not been heard of!
There were 60 members at that time; now alas it is slightly less. The school room at the rear was added in 1954 and the first wedding took place in 1956. Ninety-five years later than the opening of the chapel. A good reason being that it was not previously Licensed.
The chapel was heated by a solid fuel stove and lighting was by candles and oil lamps. Now it is electric heating and lighting; but we hope that the light from the original candles and oil lamps will continue to shine from Norwich Road Chapel in another form, and thereby keep alive, what is after all, part of the heritage of Cawston - during our 130 anniversary year.
By Harrold Ogden November 1990
The Chapel closed in about 2012 and was sold in March 2014 with planning permission for conversion to a two bedroomed house with a guide price £60 - £80.000.
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Opened a place of worship at Norwich Road in 1861.
Cawston Methodist Chapel was built in 1861. The land was purchased from Mr W. Tuddenham for the princely sum of £10-00. the contract for the building was £99-00. It was built by a Mr R. Skipper. The previous' chapel a wooden structure in Brandiston Road was sold for the magnificent sum of 15 shillings (75p). The new chapel was opened for worship on Sunday, November, 10th, 1861. A certain Mr. W. Wilkin advanced the sum of £60 at 5 per cent towards the cost of the chapel; inflation had not been heard of!
There were 60 members at that time; now alas it is slightly less. The school room at the rear was added in 1954 and the first wedding took place in 1956. Ninety-five years later than the opening of the chapel. A good reason being that it was not previously Licensed.
The chapel was heated by a solid fuel stove and lighting was by candles and oil lamps. Now it is electric heating and lighting; but we hope that the light from the original candles and oil lamps will continue to shine from Norwich Road Chapel in another form, and thereby keep alive, what is after all, part of the heritage of Cawston - during our 130 anniversary year.
By Harrold Ogden November 1990
The Chapel closed in about 2012 and was sold in March 2014 with planning permission for conversion to a two bedroomed house with a guide price £60 - £80.000.
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Cawston Toc H made contributions and held social events for the community, in 1954 a very kind offer was made to the Cawston Parish Council to help to build a Bus Shelter in Chapel Street which the Council received with great enthusiasm and gratitude by all members, plans were got out and the bus shelter was built as a permanent Memorial in memory of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11, sadly in about the late 1970s or early 1980s, the shelter was removed due to changers in bus journeys and misuse. Toc H meeting were normally held at Cawston School or the Village Hall, The Cawston Toc H branch ceased with great sadness in 1959.
Members Roll as at January 1955
Joseph Riley - Harold Ogden - Lloyd White - William Wright - Peter Meaney - Stanley White.
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The wonderful movement of the Cawston branch "Toc H" was formed in 1953 Coronation year of Queen Elizabeth 11, this was a branch of the Toc H organization set up in the first world war in Belgian in a house called Talbot House and was a rest, friendship and kindness house for first world war solders. The
Cawston Toc H made contributions and held social events for the community, in 1954 a very kind offer was made to the Cawston Parish Council to help to build a Bus Shelter in Chapel Street which the Council received with great enthusiasm and gratitude by all members, plans were got out and the bus shelter was built as a permanent Memorial in memory of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11, sadly in about the late 1970s or early 1980s, the shelter was removed due to changers in bus journeys and misuse. Toc H meeting were normally held at Cawston School or the Village Hall, The Cawston Toc H branch ceased with great sadness in 1959.
Members Roll as at January 1955
Joseph Riley - Harold Ogden - Lloyd White - William Wright - Peter Meaney - Stanley White.
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