Cripplestyle is a hamlet in the civil parish of Alderholt in the county of Dorset, England. It lies close to the Dorset-Hampshire border. The nearest town is Verwood, which lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south.
Prior to 1894 Cripplestyle was in the parish of Cranborne.[1]
The Ebenezer Congregational Chapel was opened in Cripplestyle on 11 December 1807. William Bailey became the first pastor in December 1808. He died in August 1838.[2] Samuel Williams,[3] originally from Rhymney in Monmouthshire, was the minister there for 40 years. He died in 1882. A small rectangular cob-built thatched building, originally of 'clay, heather, wood and thatch', it was extended twice, but despite efforts to preserve it, it collapsed in October 1976.[4] There is a stone memorial at the site now. The Williams Memorial Chapel was built in 1888, in memory of Williams, and to replace the Ebenezer Chapel as a place of regular worship.[5]
References
- ^ Registration Parishes in Dorset
- ^ Densham & Ogle (1899). The Story of the Congregational Churches of Dorset from their Foundation to the Present Time. Bournemouth: W. Mate & Sons Limited. p. 109.
- ^ Adrian King. "Samuel Williams (1808-82)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011.|
- ^ Stuart Buchan (2007). "Cripplestyle Ebenezer Chapel Memorial". Geograph. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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- ^ "Hamlet marks 200th anniversary of chapel".
External links
Media related to Cripplestyle at Wikimedia Commons
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