Thornton (The Old Bell Chapel)
Bradford
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Location
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- Chapel of St James
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- 53.790387, -1.841014
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Notes
The ancient church of St James (known locally as 'The Old Bell Chapel' was erected in 1612 as confirmed by the date stone on the east wall. It underwent many alterations in the years leading up to the appointment of Patrick Bronte as parson in March 1815. Four of Patrick’s famous children, Charlotte, Emily, Branwell and Ann were all baptised in the Old Bell Chapel during the period he was there. The Bell Chapel then fell into disrepair after the new, and much bigger St James Church was opened in 1872, and it was then left to fall down until all that remained was one wall and the original Cupola which was later rebuild at ground-level, at the other end of the chapel remains. In 2000 an Action Group of Volunteer was set up to save what was left, and raise awareness of the history of this important site, however as of 2024 the chapel is in total ruins. (https://www.facebook.com/Lostplacesandforgottenfaces/posts/the-old-bell-chapel-ruins%EF%B8%8F-bradford-england-%EF%B8%8Fexplore-982________________________/934286462070908/)
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Nearby Cemeteries
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| Cemetery | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Thornton (St James' Church) | Thornton Rd, Thornton, Bradford BD13 3AB | 0.03 miles |
| Thornton (Kipping Independant Chapel) | Market Street, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3HP | 0.28 miles |
| Clayton Bradford (St. John the Baptist) | 43 The Avenue, Clayton, Bradford | 0.94 miles |
| Clayton, Bradford (Baptist Chapel Yard) | — | 1.02 miles |
| Thornton, Cemetery | 697 Thornton Rd, Thornton, Bradford | 1.06 miles |
| Allerton (Bradford) (Congregational Cemetery) | 345 Allerton Rd, Allerton, Bradford | 1.27 miles |
| Allerton (Methodist Church) | Greenbank Rd, Allerton, Bradford | 1.31 miles |
| Clayton Heights (Wesleyan Methodist Chapel) | — | 1.56 miles |
| Queensbury (Holy Trinity Church) | W End, Queensbury, Bradford BD13 2AD | 1.64 miles |
| Queensbury And Shelf (Queensbury) Cemetery | 9-29 Broomfield St, Queensbury, Bradford | 1.66 miles |
| Scholemoor Cemetery & Crematorium | Necropolis Road, Bradford | 1.85 miles |
| Bradford (Daisy Hill Primitive Methodist Chapel Chapelyard) | — | 2.07 miles |
| Wilsden (St Matthew's Churchyard) | Lane Side, Wilsden, Bradford | 2.07 miles |
| Denholme Clough Primitive Methodist Burial Ground | Halifax Road, Denholme Clough, Bradford, | 2.14 miles |
| Ambler Thorn (Union Chapel) | Halifax Rd, Ambler Thorn, Queensbury, Bradford | 2.15 miles |
| Denholme (St Pauls) | 229 Halifax Rd, Denholme, Bradford | 2.15 miles |
| Queensbury (Ambler Thorn United Methodist Chapelyard) | — | 2.22 miles |
| Wilsden Cemetery | Wilsden, Bradford | 2.27 miles |
| Denholme (The Shared Church) | Keighley Rd, Denholme, Bradford | 2.46 miles |
| Bradshaw (St John's Church) | — | 2.53 miles |
| Shelf (Witchfield Wesleyan) | — | 2.66 miles |
| Shelf (Pollard Family Cemetery) | — | 2.69 miles |
| Shelf (Wadehouse Primitive Methodist Chapel) | — | 2.72 miles |
| Shelf, St. Michaels Church | 80 Carr House Rd, Shelf, Halifax HX3 7RJ | 2.76 miles |
| Heaton Graveyard | Highgate, Heaton, Bradford | 2.80 miles |
| Hipperholme (Mount Zion Methodist Chapel) | — | 2.98 miles |
| Buttershaw (St Pauls Church) | — | 3.16 miles |
| Illingworth (Methodist Chapel) | — | 3.26 miles |
| North Bierley, Cemetery | 27 Royds Hall Ln, Low Moor, Bradford | 3.32 miles |
| Cullingworth Methodist Church | Dellside Fold, Cullingworth, Bradford | 3.41 miles |
| Shipley, Hirst Wood Burial Ground | — | 3.45 miles |
| Nab Wood Cemetery & Crematorium | Shipley BD9 England | 3.47 miles |
| Illingworth (St Mary's Church) | — | 3.49 miles |
| Cullingworth (St John, The Evangelist) | Station Rd, Cullingworth, Bradford | 3.55 miles |
| RYECROFT (Harden & Bingley Prim Meth) | — | 3.74 miles |
| Coley (St John the Baptist) | Coley Rd, Hipperholme, Halifax HX3 7SA | 3.77 miles |
| Horkinstone Baptist Burial Ground | 97 Denholme Rd, Leeming, Oxenhope, Keighley | 3.87 miles |
| Low Moor, St. Marks Church | 2 St Mark's Terrace, Low Moor, Bradford | 3.97 miles |
| Windhill Methodist Cemetery | Owlet Road, Shipley | 4.08 miles |
| Windhill Wesleyan Methodist Burial Ground | Crag Rd, Owlet Rd, Shipley | 4.08 miles |
| Bingley United Reform Church | Dryden St, Bingley BD16 2LU | 4.09 miles |
| Low Moor, Holy Trinity Church | Park House Rd, Low Moor, Bradford BD12 | 4.09 miles |
| Bingley, All Saints Church (Parish) | 52 Old Main St, Bingley | 4.23 miles |
| Ovenden, St Georges Church | — | 4.24 miles |
| Low Moor, Wesley Place Methodist | — | 4.29 miles |
| Moor End, United Reform Chapel | — | 4.30 miles |
| Undercliffe Cemetery | 127 Undercliffe Ln, Bradford | 4.32 miles |
| Bingley, Cemetery | Bingley | 4.36 miles |
| Bowling Cemetery | 64 Sangster Way, Bradford | 4.43 miles |
| Hipperholme (Mount Pleasant Chapel) | Bramley Lane | 4.46 miles |
| Mount Pellon (Christ Church) | 5 Church Ln, Halifax HX2 0EF | 4.54 miles |
| Oxenhope (Lowertown Old Burial Ground)(Wesleyan) | — | 4.55 miles |
| Bierley (St John the Evangelist) | 22 Bierley Ln, Bradford | 4.64 miles |
| Wyke, St. Mary's Church | Green Ln, Wyke, Bradford | 4.68 miles |
| Mount Tabor Methodist Chapel | — | 4.69 miles |
| Halifax (Lister Lane Cemetery) | 109 Lister Ln, Halifax | 4.85 miles |
| Wyke (Westfield United Reform Church) | 162 Westfield Ln, Wyke, Bradford | 4.95 miles |
| Halifax (Holy Trinity Church) | — | 4.96 miles |
| Baildon (Charlestown Cemetery) | Otley Rd, Charlestown, Baildon, Shipley | 4.99 miles |
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