| Title | Benton Congregational Church |
| Date | Undated |
| Location | Rawdon |
| Photo ID | Z25 |
| Comment | A view of the Sunday School. |
C476 – Benton Congregational Church, 1956.
Benton Congregational Church – 1956
Rose Queen
The name of the Queen is unknown, this was an annual event at the church and an honour to be chosen. The attendant on the left is Janet Emsley of Batter Lane, to the right is Valerie Hoare of High Royd, Larkfield Avenue. Val’s mother made the attendants dresses from pink seersucker, plus the head dresses, both girls wore pink lace gloves decorated with pearls. Her mother often arranged the flowers in the church and her father was a church warden until he died in 1966.
Donated by Val Ryan (nee Hoare).
D281 – Benton Congregational Church, 1957.
Benton Congregational Church – 1957
The Rose Queen and her attendants, to the left of the Queen is Janet Helmsley with Valerie Hoare on the right. There were several members of the Widdop family among the other children. The location was the garden of the Manse, in the top right corner is a glimpse of what was know as the Drill Hall, now Greenacre Hall.
D282 – Benton Congregational Church, 1957.
Benton Congregational Church – 1957
The crowning of the Rose queen, the retiring Queen is o the right.
Donated by Val Ryan.
D280 – Benton Congregational Church, 1957.
Benton Congregational Church – 1957
This photo was taken on the stage of the Church Hall, it marked a “Birthday Effort”. The girls are, from the left, Janet Helmsley, Valerie Hoare, Janice Brooksbank. The boys, again from the left, are Howard Atkinson, Neville Brooksbank and ? Atkinson.
Donated by Val Ryan.
C477 – Benton Congregational Church, c1970s.
Benton Congregational Church – c1970s
An interior view of the church decorated with flowers for a wedding. Donor of this image Val Ryan (Nee Hoare) and her family attended the church regularly, she recalls “Our pew” is just out of shot to the right beneath the Roll of Honour. I have spent many hours sitting still there, day-dreaming and eating sweets quietly and trying to remember all the names on the Roll of Honour by heart”
In 1972 the Congregational, Baptist and Methodist Churches of Rawdon combined to become the present Trinity Church – to view, please Click Here.
Consolidated by J Brayshaw 09 November 2023
Last Updated: 09 November 2023.
