Archive for the ‘Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel’ Category

ID Number – 448

Image No – IMG_0452

Subject – Shatesbury Centre

Date – 1954

Donor – RogersStan

Street – Morris Street

Location – Morris Street Car Park

Additional Info – You can see the rear of the old Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel on the left with pitched roof,  the later large glass fronted extension further right was built for Radio Rentals and called Relay House. Two houses and the original “tin” Percy Street Chapel were demolished to accomodate this. We believe that Radio Relay which had premises in Victoria Street and originally had a cable network for radio that was later utilized for TV, moved into the old chapel. Radio Relay was then taken over by Radio Rentals who hired TV sets. During this period Relay House was built. Thorn EMI then bought out Radio Rentals & moved the business elswhere. Now the building, called the Shatesbury Centre  is occupied by a number of Charities and Voluntary Organizations.

ID Number – 026

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Subject – Presentation to William Headley Hobbs

Date – 1909

Donor – FieldPeter

Street – Percy Street

Location – Wesleyan Church Percy Street

Church/Chapel – Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel

Group Photo info – ?,?,?,/,?,?,?,?,?, George Ewart Hobbs holding the Bodhran, ?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?.
Agnes Ann Thomas, ?,?,?,?, Henry Hobbs, ?, ?,?,?,?.
?,?, John Thomas, ?,?,?,?.

ID Number – 025

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Subject – Percy Street Wesleyan Church Band of Hope

Date – circa 1899 – 1905

Donor – FieldPeter

Street – Montagu Street

Location – ? Grounds of Cellular Clothing Factory

Factory – Cellular Clothing

Church/Chapel – Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel

Group Activity – Church Photo

Additional Info – Possibly Field where Cellular Clothing Factory was built with houses in Montague Street under Construction in the background. Henry Hobbs (Engine Fitter? GWR Works) John Thomas (Fireman in GWR Rolling Mills, born Abergavenny) George would later marry Agne

ID Number – 015

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Subject – Obituary of George Ewart Hobbs 1883 – 1946

Date – 1946

Donor – FieldPeter

Street – Percy Street

Location – Evening Advertiser

Church/Chapel – Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel

ID Number – 015

Image No – img742

Subject – Obituary of George Ewart Hobbs 1883 – 1946

Date – 1946

Donor – FieldPeter

Street – Percy Street

Location – Evening Advertiser

Church/Chapel – Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel

ID Number – 015

Image No – img743

Subject – Obituary of George Ewart Hobbs 1883 – 1946

Date – 1946

Donor – FieldPeter

Street – Percy Street

Location – Evening Advertiser

Church/Chapel – Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel

ID Number – 015

Image No – img742

Subject – Obituary of George Ewart Hobbs 1883 – 1946

Date – 1946

Donor – FieldPeter

Street – Percy Street

Location – Evening Advertiser

Church/Chapel – Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel