Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 23: Bible classes, annual events, counts & observations

23/A Bible classes

Observer accounts

"Sunday Schools. Men's Bible Classes", ts, 2pp, JW, description of the formation of the Bible class

"St. Georges Rd. Congregational Men's Bible Class", ms, 9pp, WH

"Westhoughton Cong. Young Mens Class", ms, 21pp, 2.1.[?], JW

"Victoria Hall Bible Study", ms, 4pp, 17.1.[?], JW

"Victoria Hall", ms, 4pp, 18.1.[?], JW, unspecified classes

"Victoria Hall Classes", ms, 2pp, 18.1.[?], JW

"Victoria Hall Classes", ms, 1p, 18.1.[?], JW

"Victoria Hall Miss [Cuttle's] Class", ms, 5pp, 18.1.[?], JW

"Victoria Hall Mr Yearsleys Class", ms, 3pp, 18.1.[?], JW

"Victoria Hall", ms, 2pp, 18.1.[?], JW, Mr Frank Woods' class

"Victoria Hall", ms, 1p, 18.1.[?], JW, Mr Frank Woods' society class

"Victoria Hall", ms, 1p, 20.1.[?], JW, location of the rooms used for the classes

"Victoria Hall", ms, 6pp, 20.1.[?], JW, Rev. T. Hannah's class

"Catholic Men's Club", ts, 2pp, 27.2.[?], JW

"St. Paul's Deansgate, Men's Class", ts, 8pp, 6.3.[?], JW

"St. Augustines Disscussion (sic) Groups", ts, 6pp, 6.3.[?], JW

"St. George Road Congregational Church", ms, 7pp, 21.3.[?], WH, Men's Class

"Studies on the Bible", 8pp, 16.5.[?], JW, meeting and service

"Bridge St Methodists Sunday School Mens Bible Class", ms, 14pp, 15.8.[?], JHW

"Bridge St. Meth. Mens Bible Class", ms, 18pp, 19.12.[?], JHW

"Daubhill Methodist Mens Class", ms, 7pp, 1.38

"BBaptest (sic) (Astley Bridge)", ts, 2pp, 27.2.[38], RB, bible class

"Parish Church Mens Class", ts, 3pp, 13.3.[38], FHC

Untitled document, ts, 4pp, 13.3.38, JAS, men's bible class meeting

"Mens Class", ms, 2pp, [JW]

"AB mens class Baptist", ms, 2pp, JD

"Pocket Misson", ms, 2pp, description of the building and the activities held there

"St. Paul's Church, Deansgate, Bolton. Men's Service", ts, 2pp, list of members

Untitled document, 5pp, lists of names and addresses and statistical data

Booklet Mens Service, St. Paul's Church, Deansgate, Bolton

23/B Annual sermons and processions

Observer accounts

"Darcy Lever Methodist Sermons", ms, 7pp, 25.4.[?], WH

"Fletcher Street Methodist Church Annual Sermons", ms, 5pp, 25.4.[?], WH

"Sermons Victoria Hall", ms, 4pp, 2.5.[?], THH

"Whitsun Processions", ms, 17pp, 15.5.[?], [JW]

"Tonge Moor Methodist Sermons", ms, 3pp, 16.5.37

"Breightmet Church Sermons", ms, 5pp, 16.5.37

"King's Hall Procession", ms, 9pp, 13.6.[?], JW

"Observation during Annual Sermon Service, at Horwich Parish Church, of individual in congn.", ms, 3pp, 4.7.37

"Heaton Sermons", ts, 5pp, 11.7.[?], THH

"St. Augustines Field Day", ms, 7pp, 7.8.[?], JW

"St. Thomas's Halliwell", ms, 2pp, 21.8.[?], JW, Rose Queen crowning and Field Day

"Noble Street Ind. Meth.", ms, 3pp, 15.5.39, WH

"Fletcher St Methodists", ts, 6pp, 7.11.[?], JW, choir anniversary

Untitled document, ms, 5pp, 19.9.37, Saviours Boys School, Deane Rd

Leaflets: King's Hall, 14.2.37; St. John's Church, Annual Sermons, 18.4.37; Higher Bridge Street Methodist Annual Sermons, 25.4.37; Annual United Procession of Sunday Schools, Walkden, 15.5.37; Chorley Old Road Methodist Sunday School, Annual Sermons 6.6.37; St. Paul's Church, Annual Sermons, 13.6.37; Noble Street Independent Methodist Sunday School, Annual Sermons, 15.5.38

Misc, ms, 1p, TH

Index cards (5)

23/C Church counts and follows

"Count of Headwear", ms, 2pp, 15.1.[38], WH

"Count Groups", ms, 2pp, 15.1.38, WH

"Count Groupings", ms, 2pp, 15.1.[38], WH

"Count 3 Grouping 1", ms, 3pp, 15.1.[38], WH

"Count 1", ms, 2pp, 15.1.[38], WH

"Count 5", ms, 2pp, 15.1.[38], WH

"Count 6", ms, 1pp, 15.1.[38], WH

"Sermons passing Town Hall steps", ms, 1p, 15.1.38, THH

"Count Grouping", ms, 5pp, 16.1.38, WH

"Count of Headwear", ms, 2pp, WH, 16.1.[38]

"Bradshawgate Group Count", ms, 2pp, 16.1.38, [FHC]

"St. Georges Parish Church", ms, 2pp, 16.1.38, [FHC], count

"St. George's Rd. Congregational Ch.", ms, 1p, 16.1.38, [FHC], count

"St. George's Rd", ms, 1p, 16.1.[38], THH

"Church Count St George's Rd. Congreg.", ms, 2pp, 16.1.38, [FHC], count

"Count Grouping 3", ms, 1p, 16.1.38, WH

"Counts on Town Hall steps", ms, 16.1.38, RB

Untitled document, ms, 2pp, 17.1.[38], THH, follow

"St. George's Church C of E", ms, 2pp, 30.1.[38], JW, follows from church

"St. George's Rd. Cong.", ms, 3pp, 30.1.[38], JW, follows from church

"Methodists:- St. George's Road", ms, 1p, 31.1.[38],WH, count

"St. George's Road Methodists", ms, 2pp, 6.2.[38], WH, count

"Claremont Street Baptists", ms, 2pp, 6.2.[38], WH, count

"Claremont Baptist", ms, 2pp, 13.2.[38], [FHC], count

"St. Georges Rd Methodists", ms, 5pp, 13.2.38, EB, count

"Outside St. George's Rd. Congregational", ms, 3pp, 13.2.[38], [NC], follow

"Woman of Congregation Albert Place Meth", ms, 2pp, 13.2.[38], WH, follow

"People passing Albert Place", ms, 9pp, 13.2.[38], WH, count

"Coming [?] from Church", ms, 1p, 20.2.38, NC

"Outside Parish Church", ms, 5pp, 27.2.38, WH, count

"St George's Rd", ms, 4pp, 27.2.[38], JW, count

Untitled document, ms, 1p, 27.2.38, JAS, count

Untitled document, ts, 3pp, 27.2.38, JAS, count

"Evening Service at St. George's Road Parish Church", ts, 2pp, 6.3.38, BCP, count

"Groups coming out of St. Georges St. Cong. Ch.", ts/ms, 2pp, 6.3.[38], [FHC]

"Catholic Crusade", ms, 2pp, 9.3.[38], LT, count at Spinners Hall

"St. George Road Meth", ms, 2pp, 20.3.[38], WH, count

"Claremont St Baptist", ms, 2pp, 20.3.[38], WH, count

"St. Georges C of E", ms, 2pp, 20.3.[38], WH, count

"Methodists St. George Rd", ms, 1p, 21.3.[38], WH, count

"Attention Notes Morning Service Parish Church", ms, 3pp, 24.4.38, people paying attention in church

"Nos. per minute entering Parish Church gate", ms, 1p, 24.4.38, [NC]

"[Report] on Sunday afternoon", ts/ms, 3pp, 29.8.[38], THH, people's activities

"St. Mary's Catholic Church", ms, 12pp, 13.2.38, detailed description and count of people going into church

23/D Counts and observations

Chart, ms, 1p, 15.1.[38], counts

Index cards (37), ms/ts, counts and follows

"Church Counts", ts, 7pp, 10.9.-9.6.40, GT/JC/BA, counts at various churches

"Church Attendance", ms, 3pp, 2.1.[?], BB, counts at St. George's Methodist and Claremont Baptist

"Comparative Table", ms, 1p, 2.1.[?], JW, chart comparing church attendance at services

"St. George's Church", ms, 2pp, 9.1.[?], JW, count

"Where did you spend the afternoon", ms, 1p, 28.8.[?], JW

"Sunday Evening after Claremont Congs. Service", ms/ts, 7pp, 5.9.37, JT, people coming out of church

"Sunday night (After "All the Glory of Man" meeting andits sequel)", ts, 2pp, 5.9.37, JT

"Christian Science Lecture, Victoria Hall", ms, 1p, 17.12.37, EB, count

"Claremont Baptists", ms, 2pp, 19.12.37, JW, count

"Bolton", ts, 1p, 20.12.[?], BA, visit to All Saints Church

"Age Groupings. Bradshawgate", ms, 2pp, 15.1.38, EB

"Bradshawgate ... Conversations", ts, 2pp, 15.1.38, FHC

"Behaviour. General. Bradshawgate", ts, 2pp, 15.1.38, FHC, count and notes on behaviour

"Follows Bradshawgate", ts, 1p, 15.1.38, FHC

"Bradshawgate. General Impressions", ts, 1p, 16.1.38, FHC

"Bradshawgate. Talk Sunday", ts, 2pp, 16.1.38, FHC

"Follows. Bradshawgate, Sunday", ts, 2pp, 16.1.38, FHC

"Behaviour in Blackburn Rd", ms, 1p, 20.1.[38], WH

"Groups observed outside Methodist Church opposite Palace Street", ms, 6pp, 13.2.38, RWG, index card attached

"Missc (sic) Observations outside Claremont Baptist", ts, 1p, 13.2.[38], FHC

"Observations outside St. G's Church", ms, 5pp, 13.2.38, DJ

"Observations outside St. George's Church", ts, 3pp, 13.2.38, DJ

"Supplement to church observations, morning" by DJ, ms, 3pp, 13.2.38, [NC]

"Claremont Street Baptist Missc (sic) Behaviour", ts/ms, 4pp, 20.2.38, FHC

"Saturday", ms, 3pp, 17.4.[38], WH, general observations

"Follow", ms, 3pp, 24.4.38, [NC], Vernon Street, Bath Street and Higher Bridge Street

"Do you read newspaper on Sunday more (sic)", ts, 1p, 5.38

"In Bolton Parish Church", ms, 5pp, 29.7.[38], JW, conversation

"St. Bartholomew Tide", ms, 2pp, 25.8.[38], JW, conversation and follow

"St. Georges C of E", ts, 2pp, 12.12.[38], THH, people coming out of church

"Conversation", ms, 8pp, 20.12.[38], JW

"Sunday Clothes Count and description", ts, 1p, 17.12.39, JC

"Sunday Talk", ts, 2pp, 17.12.39, BA

"Wireless Religion Talk", ts, 2pp, 31.12.39, AH

Untitled document, ms, 11pp, 16.9-7.10.[?], counts at different venues

"Bolton religion", ts, 3pp, 21.7.40, BA, [lacks p1]

Misc ms, 2pp

Newspaper cutting (1)