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A ONCE familiar sight in Rawdon the Primitive Methodist Church on Harrogate Road is now long gone.
Built in 1866 it played a central role in the community for more than a century until its closure in 1971.The church, which was close to Littlemoor Primary School, was demolished in 1974 and replaced with housing. Before the chapel was built the area s Primitive Methodists met in a small building in Canada Road, which is now two houses.
The Primitive Methodists were a 19th century working class movement.Primitive meant simple or relating to an original stage and this type of Methodism was seen by its adherents as a purer form of Christianity. Many of its followers were among the poorer members of society. ....

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