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Durham City, Claypath Congregational Church
The congregation are probably outside the building in Claypath first built in 1751 as a Presbyterian chapel. It became a Congregational chapel in 1821, and was then substantially reconstructed in 1885 as the United Reformed Church that survives to date. The costume here suggests a date in the 1850s or 1860s.
Date:
c.1850-1870
Period:
1850 - 1875
Place:
Durham City
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Item Type:
photograph
Artist:
unknown
Reference:
DR00829
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