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Looking Back to Look Forward: The Old Meeting House Unitarian Chapel, Mansfield
Heritage Open Day: Visit the Old Meeting House Unitarian Chapel in the centre of Mansfield and find out more about the history of our beautiful chapel, our fascinating town and how our community has been shaped over time by the people who came to settle here. Featured on the HODs 30 Year Anniversary Gallery, this Meeting House built in 1702, is the oldest nonconformist place of worship still in existence in Nottinghamshire. Marvel at the Victorian interior featuring spectacular stained glass windows, three by the William Morris Co as well as fascinating memorials to noteworthy people like William Hollins, the founder of Viyella Textiles and John Harrop-White, Town Clerk and Freeman of the town.
Sat 14 Sep:Open, Exhibition & Films: 1000-1530. David Burton Opening Talk: 1030. Liam Skillen Central and Eastern Europe Talk: 1050 Sister Cities of Mansfield talk: 1330; Sun 15 Sep:Exhibitions open 1000-1100. Morning Service in Chapel with coffee and tea afterwards: 1100. Exhibitions close at 14.00.; Free Entry.
Old Meeting House Unitarian Chapel, 1 Old Meeting House Yard, Off Stockwell Gate or Walkden Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG18 1QR
Sat 14 September and Sun 15 September