The inscription on the
memorial stone reads:
This stone
erected by the
Baptist Church Doals
marks the site of the
Deerplay Baptist
Chapel and School
1841 - 1861
The passage below is from
"An Account of the Baptists in the neighbourhood of Deerplay and Doals from 1718 - 1861"
Author - Samuel Nuttall - published 1912
Picture courtesy of Bacup Natural History Society