Central Methodist Church - 1851 Census
Publication: 1851 Census Return for Wesleyan Chapel, Blackpool
Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist
Date built: 1835
Space available, free sitting: 300
Number of people attending Divine Service on Sunday 30 March 1851 – morning: 43 + 39 Sunday scholars
Number of people attending Divine Service on Sunday 30 March 1851 – evening: 56 + 16 Sunday scholars
Average attendance – morning: 190 + 40 Sunday scholars
Average attendance – evening: 210 + 15 Sunday scholars
Note: For upwards of four months during the summer season the Chapel is crowded to excess.
Informant: Wm P Wesley, School Teacher and Steward, Lonsdale House, Blackpool
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