Day 10 - Altrincham, Family and CAP

Sorry that the post is late, we spent yesterday with Anne's brother and family in Altrincham. 

John Wesley made his first visit to the town in 1738. He was then a young man of 35. He returned several times, his last visit being on Easter Monday, 1790, only one year before his death. His purpose on that occasion was to preach at the first Wesleyan chapel in the town in Chapel Walk - later to become Regent Road. 

In 1783 a young Oswald Leicester, then only 22, formed a Sunday School in Altrincham and rented a room of a cottage in Ashley Road, Altrincham, then known as Thorley Moor Lane. There, on Sundays, children climbed the stone outer flight to learn to read and write, to hear Bible stories. He had closely followed the example of Robert Raikes who had founded the first Sunday School in 1780. It is very likely that although a member of the Church of England he was inspired by Wesley's teachings, although there is no evidence Methodists were actively involved in the Sunday School.

First stop: Coffee and lunch!

Beacon site

Copper Works

After lunch we went for a walk around Alderley Edge, a local natural view point and woods, that includes one of the original warning "Beacon" sites for the Spanish Armada, the area was also extensively mined for copper and is riddled with the remains of the copper works.

In the evening we walked into town for a family meal, and on the way back stumbled across the Baptist Church -  "I recognise that banner" I said, and sure enough It was a CAP (Christians Against Poverty) Banner - one of the North Wilts Circuit Projects where we also partner with CAP - a major Debt Counselling Charity. (Islay I hope you are following this blog!!) I had to borrow Anne's phone to take these pictures!

This morning we are off to Bury Methodist Church.... Keep following