Title | Friends (Quakers) Meeting House (1) |
Date | 1697 |
Location | Rawdon |
Photo ID | A429 |
Comment | The Friends (Quaker) Meeting House and burial ground are located on Quaker Lane. In keeping with their religious beliefs it is a plain, simple stone building. |
The Friends (of the Light) or Quaker movement was formed in the 1600s by George Fox, dissenting from the established doctrine of Christianity but remaining Christians, as such they were often Persecuted.
The Meeting House was built in 1697. It was extended by a few yards in 1729 and in 1850 when additions were made to the back of the building.
A Burial Ground had been established at Dibb House Farm, Dibb Lane, Guiseley, most of this was lost when the railway line to Yeadon was laid in 1860. A memorial stone is on site in what is now William Machell’s Wood Yard. Two gravestones were moved to the present burial site next to the Meeting House on Quaker Lane, they belonged to Nathan Overend and Joshua Overend (1660 – 1696).
In 1989, £33,000 was spent to repair the ravages of woodworm and rot. It reopened in 1919 and is still used for worship. (February 2013)
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Burial Ground – 1932
A Gravestone moved from Dibb House Farm Burial Ground, Dibb Lane, Guiseley, to Friends Burial Ground, Quaker Lane.
The inscription on the stone partly reads: ‘1669 These stones were moved from Dibb House by permission of L.M.E. RLY (railway) Co 12.1.1932
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – 1989
An interior view of the original stables for the horses of the participants attending the Society of Friends (Quakers) meetings at the Meeting House on Quaker Lane. The stabled were being used as a temporary measure while the roof of the Meeting House was unsafe.
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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 25 January 2021.
Last updated: 17 October 2022 – All images updated.