Archives – Bolton (Folds Road)

The following archive materials are held in relation to this church:

• Printed History: (Memorials of Folds Road Independent Methodist Chapel, Bolton, Vol. 1. (1887) & Vol. 2 (1897), Stephen Rothwell; Records Past and Present, 1820 – 1920)
• Registers: (Baptismal Register 1821 – 1965; Membership Registers 1847 – 1878; Leaders’ Meeting Attendance Book 1895 – 1922, 1874 – 1921; Class Book of Josiah Ryder 1882 – 1887)
• Trustees’ Records: (Minutes 1866 – 1918; Balance Sheets 1890 – 1903, 1965, 1966; Auditors’ Reports 1905 – 1907, 1912; Folder of correspondence re deeds 1939 – 1950; Receipts of Ground Rents for properties in Folds Road and Independent Street; Map of site and buildings (undated); Sundry correspondence (various))
• Property Records: (Building Committee Report 1889; Plan of Pews 1872; Architect’s plans for new porch 1892; Schedule of quantities 1888; Accounts for Building 1888 – 1892; Papers relating to church closure; Notice of removal of human remains and monuments from burial ground 1969)
• Church Minutes and correspondence, etc.: (Church Minutes 1853 – 1899; Letters: H. Brimelow re Mission Band (describes conditions in area around church) 1891; James Holt – resigning on baptism issue 1891; Col Germain, reflecting on the church in the post-WW2 years and requesting information 2011)
• Financial Records: (Account Books 1837 – 1843, 1847 – 1873, 1862 – 1872, 1863 – 1878 (including Poor Fund Account), 1911 – 1919; Church Accounts 1897; Bank Book 1870 – 1878; Miscellaneous Bills pre-1900; Poor Fund Accounts 1862 – 1873, 1884 – 1898)
• Day School Records: (Programme of Public Examination and Presentation of Prizes 1874)
• Sunday School Records: (Minutes 1849 – 1901, 1919 – 1926, 1934 -1961; Attendance Registers 1887 – 1910, 1891 – 1892; Rules for the Government of the Independent Methodist Folds Road Sunday School, Bolton 1877; Account Books 1837 – 1843, 1862 – 1874, 1919 – 1934; Savings Account 1879 – 1889; ‘Black Book’ 1838 – 1848; Christmas Party accounts 1877 – 1878; Catalogue of books in Library 1853, 1875; Four small books from Sunday School library; Lists of lessons for Lower School 1883, 1884)
• Doctrines and Rules: (Doctrines and Rules of Folds Road IM Church, Bolton 1844; Rules for the Government of the Independent Methodist Church Folds Road, Bolton 1878)
• Church Groups: (Clothing Fund Accounts 1846 – 1850; Teetotal Society Minute Book 1846 – 1870; Teetotal Society Account Book 1919 – 1934; Folder of Band of Hope activities 1872 – 1893; Lecture Programme 1877 – 1888)
• Sick Society Records: (Membership Book 1841-1915, Subscriptions Books 1835 – 1852, 1857 – 1892; Receipts and Payments 1891 – 1899; Proposal to change to a Burial Soc. 1915)
• Miscellaneous: (Folds Road Church Magazine, 2 bound vols. 1905 – 1906, 1909 – 1910; Monthly Church Calendars (various months) 1891 – 1892; Bits from Busy Brains (Sale of Work booklet) 1906 – 1907; Programme for Stonelaying of Sunday School 1871; Appeal letter for new building 1888; Notice of opening of new chapel 1889; Opening services programme, new chapel 1889; Large poster advertising centenary 1920; Statistical Forms 1947 – 1971; Folder of special service sheets various years; Folder of concert and bazaar Programmes, tickets 1870s – 1890s; Small collection of photographs)
• Printed Rota plans: (Preachers’ Plan 1877 (map chest); Mission Plan 1878 – 1879 (map chest – 2 copies); Ministers’ Leaders’ and Members’ appointments (Monday evening services and Saturday Band Meetings) 1893; Opening and Closing school 1881, 1884; Band, Prayer and Cottage meetings 1875)
• Individual and Family Records: (Memorial and Testimonial Service programmes: Edward Horrocks 1875, George Winterburn 1884, Robert Howarth 1892, Joshua Hudlass 1891, Henry Naylor 1919, John Swarsbrick 1957; Lomax family history notes)

No magazine entry records are currently available.