Joseph Spoor Memorial Chapel, Whickham
[built 1871, Primitive Methodist]

chapel from south chapel from west

view north, across Front Street

view east, along Front Street

Architect

:
 Thomas Parker, of Newcastle
Construction supervisor

:
 Stephen Spoor, of Whickham
Foundation stone laid

:
 27 June 1871

1871 Trustees: John Charlton, Thomas Lawson, Thomas Wilson, Stephen Spoor, Ralph Cook, Thomas Parker, Matthew Robson, Thomas Gowland, Robert Laidler, Josiah Bruce, George Waters, Robert Adamson Curry and Patrick Jolly.

[memorial plaques to brother and sister, Joseph and Jane Spoor]
 

Rev. Joseph Spoor plaque
 interior, view of altar

Jane Spoor plaque

plaque to Rev. Joseph Spoor

general view inside chapel

plaque to Jane Cook (née Spoor)

Thanks: Kathleen Hodgson
Photos: taken 2002
Historical source: "The Story of Spoor Memorial Methodist Church, Whickham", Edwin Thompson, 1971
Last updated: 17-VII-2003