Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 19: Church Finances and social events

19/A Finances

"Harvey Street Church and School General Account", printed, 1p, 31.12.34

Booklet "Bank Street Chapel and Sunday School, Bolton", report and financial statement for 1936

"S. Simon and St Jude's Church, Bolton", printed, 1p, statement of accounts, 1936

Booklet "Deane Parochial Church Council 1936 Bolton" printed, financial statement

"Halliwell Road Free Church, General Statement, 1937", ts, 1p

"St. Peter's Parish Church, Bolton", printed, statement of accounts 31.12.37, three copies

"The Bolton Wesleyan Mission", invoice, 21.7.37

"St. Mark's Church", ts, 1p, summary of expenditure for 1937

Statistics for the following churches (no source cited), ms/ts, 7pp: S. James, Bolton-le-Moors; St. Pauls, Deansgate; St. Peters, Belmont; St. Margaret, Halliwell; All Saints; All Souls; Holy Trinity, St. Bartholomews; St. James, Waterloo Street; St. John; St. Marks; St. Paul's, Deansgate; St. Philips

Observer accounts

"Annual Meeting of Free Church Council", ms, 5pp, 12.4.37, AS

"Conference of the Diocese of Manchester", ts, 21pp, 5.5.[?], JW

Minutes "S.S. Simon & Jude's, Bolton", ts, 3pp, 3.3.38

Letter from Robert Lee to Joe Wilcock, ms, 2pp, about a meeting of the Bolton section of the Northern Province Guild of Vergers on 27.2.38

19/B Church publications

Assorted booklets, leaflets, order of service sheets and hymn sheets

19/C Church publications

Assorted booklets, leaflets, order of service sheets and hymn sheets

19/D Social events

Observer accounts of plays, concerts and revues

"Impact on Social Life of the Area", ms, 2pp, the social life of Harvey Street

"Bolton YMCA", ms, 2pp, 19.3.37, concert

"Noble Street Independent Methodist Sunday School", ms/ts, 29pp ,15.11.37, a play in dialect called "The Factory Master's Bridge"

"Messiah at Victoria Hall", ts, 1p, 1.12.37, JW, [incomplete lacks p1]

"St. Georges Rd Congregational Church", ts, 3pp, 19.12.[37], THH, nativity play

"Parish Schools", ms, 12pp, 2.1.[38], JW, nativity play

"Victoria Hall", ms, 8pp, 22.1.38, JW, concert, programme attached

"St. Saviour's Church", ms, 14pp, 8.2.38, WH, play "View from the Pulpit", programme attached

"St. Saviour's Church", ms, 8pp, 8.2.38, WH, play "View from the Pulpit"

"Revue at Little Theatre", ms, 5pp, 19.2.38, NC, programme attached

"Revue at Little Theatre", ms, 2pp, 19.2.38, NC

"St. Paul's, Astley Bridge", ms, 9pp, 19.2.38, WH, musical comedy "Going Up', programme attached

"Kings Hall", ms, 9pp, 19.2.38, AVW, a play "The Wrong Miss Wright"

"The 'Blackbirds' Juvenile Concert Party - 1938", ms, 1p, 5.3.38

"St. Georges Road Methodist", ms, 7pp, 12.3.[38], WH, pantomime "Cinderella"

"St. Georges Road Congregational Church", ms, 3pp, 17.3.[38], WH, play "A Man's House"

"Noah" at the Little Theatre", ts, 8pp, 18.3.38, BCP, programme attached

"Victoria Hall", ms, 2pp, 26.3.[38], THH, a concert

"The Kings Hall, Bradshawgate....", ts, 3pp, 24.4.[38], a biblical play "His Mother"

"Organ Recital St. Bede's Daubhill", ts, 6pp, 6.6.[38], JS

"Bolton Mission Concert", ts, 3pp, 18.9.[38], BB, programme attached

"Victoria Hall", ts, 1p, 12.10.[38], JW, choral union