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POKESDOWN AND BOSCOMBE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
Catalogue reference: NP14
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This record is about the POKESDOWN AND BOSCOMBE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH dating from 1856-2001.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- NP14
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Title (The name of the record)
- POKESDOWN AND BOSCOMBE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1856-2001
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registers, documents and papers relating to Church Meetings
Deacons,
Membership, Treasurers, Sunday School, Societies, Miscellaneous
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Dorset History Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- <corpname>Pokesdown and Boscombe United Reformed Church, Dorset</corpname>
- <corpname>Pokesdown Congregational Church, Dorset</corpname>
- <corpname>Boscombe United Reformed Church, Dorset</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 55 files
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Pokesdown church was founded around 1820 when a weekly evening prayer meeting took place in the cottage of Mr Burt, led by members of the Christchurch Congregational Church. Meetings then took place at the cottage of Mr J Troke. In 1834 the first chapel was built and in the following year a Sunday School was started and soon after a week-day school. In 1858 a new chapel was built, which was enlarged in 1869. In 1870 it was decided to separate from Christchurch Church and form an independent chapel. The church was further enlarged in 1895. For some records prior to 1870 see the Christchurch Congregational Church records (reference: NP4).
In 1972, Pokesdown Congregational Church changed its name to Pokesdown United Reformed Church. In 1985, Boscombe United Reformed Church closed and joined Pokesdown United Reformed Church. The new church was named Pokesdown and Boscombe United Reformed Church.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c8a5877d-521d-43a2-95ab-19ad6c1f3906/
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POKESDOWN AND BOSCOMBE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH