Providence Chapel Memorial

Hello, and Welcome to the Gallery page, the first picture is a postcard general view of the Loveclough area, all of which would have been all too familiar to the lads named on the War Memorial at Providence.  Top left of this  postcard, is entitled ivy mount, the view is along the main road from Rawtenstall towards Burnley, and on the left behind the first row of terraced houses, can be seen the side profile of Providence Chapel.   The image on the right in the postcard, is that of Commercial Street, looking up towards the main Burnley Rawtenstall road, and the building in the top centre of the Commercial Street picture, is that of the old National School, now a private dwelling, but will most certainly have been attended by some of Providences children. George Miller, the Coldstream Guardsman on the Memorial lived on Burnley Road, and worked at the Print Works at the bottom of Commercial Street.   The central and bottom left buildings, still exist, but the Print Works itself was recently demolished, and is now occupied by a new housing development. The location of Whinn Hill House has yet to be ascertained. 

 Below is the  second Postcard of the Loveclough area, and in the central oval picture, shows the front elevation of the now demolished Providence Chapel, the date stone can be seen above the four upper windows and still exists in the Chapel grounds.  Top left is a shot of the Print Works Bowling green,whilst top right is a picture of  Hope Cottage at Goodshaw Fold.  Bottom left is a picture of Badger Cote Farm, where Thom Harry Spencer (another named on the memorial) lived for a while, as did his father, see Thom Harry’s mention in the named fallen. Finally, the bottom right picture is of  a small path, leading upto presumably the Cornfield, at Broading, and shows three young lads from the period posing for the photographer, no doubt in their sunday best. Broading is still in existence today, and can be found on the right of the road to Burnley, not far from the old National Shool.

             Below is a view of the interior of Providence, wonder what happen’d to  the fabulous looking Organ.

                                                 The Drawing below is of the first Providence Chapel.

Here is a nice bookmark/display card showing the interior of the chapel, red roses(for Lancashire i presume) and a picture of  the Reverand Albert.T.Marchant, Minister of Providence in the years 1928-1931.    On the rear it says “Wishing you a Merry Christmas”, and is handwritten.  The makers were Edwards market Hall Bolton