Sunnyside Methodist Church

Lord Street, Crawshawbooth

On the 16th of July 1834 the Reverend John Verity preached to ten people at Sunnyside and again on the 16th of September to fifty people for what was the beginning of Primitive Methodism in Crawshawbooth. In 1839 the congregation had risen sufficiently for them to rent the old block print works at the bottom of Pinner Lane in place of of one storey house they were using in Pinner Lane.

On the 20th  October 1877 the corner stone for the Lord Street Church was laid by James Whittaker of Helmshore and  Richard Ingham of Crawshawbooth with the address given by Rev  Sheen and the service was conducted by the Rev George Mitchell. The Church was opened for worship on 11th April 1879(Good Friday) and continued in use until the late 1940's when the Church was closed and the pulpit and communion rails were transferred to the Sunday School, which had opened on 1st October 1898, and where services were held until the early 1970's. The church was demolished in March 1952 and the Sunday School is now used as business premises.