A Hucknall History

Religious Influences

Baptists & Pentecostalism

One of two separate Main Street missionary huts is revealed once stood aside the first opened Huthwaite Co-Operative stores. The c1950s Whit walk simply dates and locates position behind a Methodist Church procession turning left out of Sherwood Street. The wooden Baptist missionary hut was only loosely recalled by a few elders. Although staging musical entertainment was told enticing visits, its unknown if faith ever achieved Huthwaite interest. Large vacated plot accommodated two private c1970s bungalows.

Second Main Street missionary hut was again only vaguely recalled by elders. Loosely referring to some form of Baptist movement could also potentially relate branched interest having been extended from earlier established Sutton town Protestant chapels. But it remains unknown how many, or even if any Huthwaite residents ever became regular worshippers in either wooden hut, or likewise after clearing this sizeable plot between a Market Club and White Hart pub to then introduce the last built Huthwaite chapel.

Pentecost Church

Founder of a mid 20th century United Kingdom Church of Pentecost identifies an Irish missionary. Pastor James McKeown was sent by the Bradford Apostolic Church to the Gold Coast of Ghana, from where many migrant Ghanaian Christians joined brethren forming a Fellowship in London.

After restoring their lost salvation living in the UK, introducing this Huthwaite chapel can only presume Pentecostal Church intention was spreading a Christian revival throughout this nations dwindling numbers of regular church worshippers. Rhythmic movement with joyous singing seemed too radical a change here, voiced by a few who'd once attended traditional local church services.

Casually noticing remedial repairs to sagging doorway overhang, eventually passed broken off end. Whether or not that suggested reduced maintenance funds resulting from falling visitors numbers keeping up decades of a Pentecost following is undetermined.

West Nottinghamshire Christian Fellowship

Rebranded building next identified adopted use by a West Nottinghamshire Christian Fellowship. Seemed a shame boarding over beautiful stained glass windows, but understands practicality blocking up side door presenting a frontal double door ramp entrance.

Published accounts reveal significant rise in final 2013 years gross income, when recording greatest unbalanced expenditure drop. Eventual 2016 sale of the Huthwaite chapel incidentally showed sign witnessing accident chaos of a caravan coming unhitched.

Little Lambs Day Nursery

August 2016 soon after captured banner signage, promoting possible frequenter use thereafter as a portal addressed Day Nursery.