Day 58 - A Hymn Book Found under a Pew

Wek 13 - Day 58
A paperback hymn book was found underneath one of the pews that have to be removed to make way for the new stairs and lift.
The hymn book is Sacred Songs and Solos and New Hymns and Solos 888 pieces by Ira D. Sankey
It belonged to Mrs Marlor.
Read about Sankey and Moodey from the biography, My life and the story of the gospel hymns and of sacred songs and solo written by Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908) 1906.

Hymn Book found at George Street Chapel, Oldham.
Sacred Songs and Solos
Ira D, Sankey

Day 31 - Cleaning Finds - Cleaning Chapel

Toady was a cleaning up day. Washing the finds that were found in the cellar last Friday, and cleaning up in the chapel after all the lath and plaster had been removed last week.

Green bottle with writing for
TAYLOR (& LEES)
OLDHAM

Looking through the rafters and purlings
from one roof light to another.

Day 30 - Some Small Finds

Week 6 - Day 30
We collected some pieces of pottery, glass and clay pipe stems today. Some broken bits and pieces in the fill around the wall footings and the infill below the stone floor. Only a small number of pieces possibly for two reasons - 1. Oldham had not become the large city it now is and the chapel was being constructed on the edge of the town, creeping out into the countryside - and 2. the previous owner had inserted large footings underneath brick pillars he inserted to support the main chapel floor, because he wanted an open-plan area in the cellar, so had removed the walls that divided the cellar up into individual rooms!
Photographs of the pottery and glass will be posted when they have been washed
A second sandstone roof flag was also found in the void between the roof slates and the lath and plaster ceiling.

Some small finds of glass, pottery and clay pipe stems
found in deposits underneath the stone floor
at George Street Chapel, Oldham.

The two sandstone roof flags.
The left one is heavily sooted and a redder coloured stone
also seems to be laminating.