Sat 09 Sep 2017
Park St Unitarian
Chapel open to visitors as part of the Open Heritage Weekend
events. Doreen Jolly |
This afternoon Park St Unitarian Chapel was open to visitors as
part of the Open Heritage Weekend events. Doreen Jolly of the
Chapel and also a member of Chorley Historical & Archaeological
Society gave us a detailed talk about the history of the Chapel
and its place in Chorley’s history. It was built in 1725 and
then became Chorley’s second church after the Parish Church. |
The third was Hollishead Street Church. Doreen took us on a walk
through history as we went outside to view the reconstructed
steps from Water Street then a fascinating look at Park Road.
Park Road was constructed in 1820 using the labour of unemployed
men who had returned from the Napoleonic Wars. The construction
and surfacing was designed by John McAdam (1756-1836) who was a
famous road builder and pioneer of road construction. The road
was opened in 1822 by Lady Hoghton. She then travelled to the
Preston Guild. |
Doreen and visitors |
Park Road Chorley |
Originally a warehouse on Park Street |
Beresford House, the first on Park Road in 1823 |
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