Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 16: Church rituals, bells, notices and yards

16/A Book: Bolton Church Institute School Magazine 1926-1936

Bound copies of the magazine, printed

16/B Church notices

Observer accounts

"Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity", ms, 1p, 22.8.37, details of services, collection envelope attached

"St. Edmonds R.C.", index card, ms, 3.1.[?], JW, details of notice on blackboard

"Victoria Hall", ms, 1p, 20.1.[?], JW, notices on the walls

"Notice", index card, ms, 3.3.38, LT, drawing of notice at St. Lukes, Chorley Old Road

Untitled document, ms, 3pp, 3.3.38-4.3.38, JAS, chart giving details of church, organisation or sect notices

"Bethel Evangelistic Church, Lower Bridgeman Place", ms, 2pp, 10.3.38, JAS, details of notices

"St. George's C. of E. Bolton, Wayside Pulpit", ts, 1p, 28.5.38, WRL

"Unity Church, Deane Road" ts, 1p, 28.5.39, WRL, details of poster

"Saviour's Church, Bolton", ts, 1p 30.5.39, WRL, details of hymn numbers

"Wayside Pulpits", ts, 1p, 30.5.39, WRL, details of notice at Bank St. Unitarian

"Derby St. Congregational", ts, 1p, 31.5.39, WRL, details of notices

"Holy Trinity", ts, 1p, 31.5.39, WRL, extracts from notice

"Parish Church", ts, 1p, 31.5.39, WRL, details of notice for a magazine and list of books available at nearby lending library

"Notes on St. George's C.of E.", ms, 4pp, 6.6.[38], WRL

"St. Bartholomew", ms, 3pp, 25.8.[38], JW, details of festival and gift service notices

Untitled document, ts, 5pp, 2.12.39-19.12.39, JC, details of notices at St. Georges Congregational Church and the Unitarian Church, Falls Road

"Wayside Pulpits, ts, 6pp, 17.12.39-18.12.39, details of notices at Presbyterian Church, Bowkers Row; St. Pauls, Moor Lane; Bridge St. Methodists; St. Patricks R.C. Church: Halliwell Road Methodist; Blackburn Road Congregational; Astley Bridge Methodist, Seymour Road; All Souls, Astley Road; St. James, Waterloo Street; Westlyan (sic) Church, Higher Bridge Street; St. Mary R.C Palace Street; Highr (sic); Bridge Street Methodist; Bolton New (Swedenborgian) Church, Higher Bridge Street

Untitled document, ts, 3pp, 19.12.39, BA, details notices at St. Georges C. of E.and St. Barnabas, St. George Road

"Notices in Liverpool Cathedral", ts, 2pp, 28.12.39, AH/JC

"Religion and notices, Bolton", ts, 1p, 24.1.40, AH, details of notice at Chorley Old Road Methodist Church

"St. Barnabas' Church, Bolton", printed notice of services, 1.8.37

"Church Notices", printed notice of services, 19.12.37

Misc, ts, 1p, JC

16/C Church rituals

Untitled document, ts, 1p, details of special days i.e. Mothering Sunday, Simnel Sunday etc

"St. George (from The Golden Bough)", ts, 6pp, the origins of church rituals

Booklet: Saint George Protector of England

"Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index Edition 8 (1913)", ms, 3pp, list of church sermons and other rituals

"Book of Days", ms, 1p, JW, list of various days both R.C. and C. of E.

"Book of Dats" (sic), ts, 2pp, JW, details of Lent, Ash Wednesday and Saints Days

Untitled document, ms, 7pp, details of customs and dates in the history of religion

"Bolton Chronicle", ms, 1p, transcript of an article, 29.9.1827

16/D Church bells

Observer accounts

"Church Bells", ts, 1p. 19.4.37, JS, conversation with the proprietory of the Savoy Supper Bar about church bells

"Church Bell ringing", ms, 1p, 13.2.[?], WH, people questioned in the street about why the bells were ringing

"Parish Church Bells", ts, 2pp, 20.2.[?], JS, people's behaviour in response to the church bells

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, 27.2.38, JAS, people questioned about why the bells were ringing

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, 6.3.38, JAS, people questioned about why the bells were ringing

"Parish Church", ms, 2pp, 6.3.[38], WH, details of how long the bells are rung for

"Questions re Church Bells", ms, 8pp, 13.3.38, WH

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, 13.3.38, JAS, people questoned about why the bells were ringing

"Talks with people re Church Bells", ms, 3pp, 20.3.[38], WH

"Queries re. Bells asked in Bradshawgzte (sic), ts, 1p, 3.4.[38], FHC

"Church Bells", ms, 3pp, 1.5.[38], WH, people questioned about why the bells were ringing

"Bells", ms, 4pp, 28.5.[39], WRL, frequency of changes of rhythm and order of notes

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, [incompleted], observations on bells ringing

16/E Church yards

"Henry's Bolton Ltd", ms, 5pp, JW, details of gravestones and prices

"Henry's Catalogue", ms, 1p, 13.4.[?], THH

"McNaughton, Stonemason", ms, 1p, 25.4., THH

Observer accounts of the following graveyards:

"Deane Church Graveyard", ms, 9pp, 12.4.[?], THH

"Heaton Cemetry" (sic), ms, 18pp, 12.4[?], THH/EL

"Tombstone Bolton Corporation Cemetry" (sic), ts, 2pp, 13.4.[?] THH

"Tonge Cemetery", ms, 6pp, 13.4.[?], THH

"Heaton Cemetry" (sic), ms, 1p, 18.4.[?], THH

"Tonge Cemetry" (sic), ms, 17pp, 20.4.[?], THH

"Astley Cemetry" (sic), ms, 9pp, 21.4.[?], THH

"Heaton Cemetry" (sic), ms, 8pp, 22.4.[?], THH

"Walmsely Churchyard", ms, 5pp, 25.4.[?], THH

"Emmanuel Church", ms, 1p. 6.5.[?]. THH

"Kearsley Church Yard", ms, 1p, 6.5.[?], THH

"Breightmet Churchyard", ms, 3pp, 17.5.[?], THH

"Breightmet Churchyard", ms, 3pp, 17.5.[?], THH

"Heaton Cemetary", ms, 3pp, 18.5.[?], THH

Untitled document, index card, ms, 21.5.[?] THH

"Bradshaw C. of E. Churchyard", ms, 2pp 21.5.[?], THH

"Harwood Parish Church", ms, 5pp, 27.5.[?] THH

"Harwood Independent Methodist Churchyard", ms, 2pp, 28.5.[?], THH

"St. Peters Churchyard", ms, 3pp, 30.5.[?], THH

"St Peters Church", ms, 1p, 30.5.[?], WH

"Parish C. of E. Churchyard", ms, 7pp, 13.6.[?], THH

"Gravestone Flowers", ts, 4pp, 22.6.37, PNH

"Heaton Cemetery", ms, 20pp, 26.12.37, BWW

Chart "Grave Decorations", ms, 1p, 26.12.37

Untitled document, ms, 12pp, quotations from headstones

Letter to My Dear Captain from Mary, ms, 1p, 12.11.38, reference to grave

Misc 2pp, ms