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Salem Chapel, Leeds
History [ edit ]
Built in 1791 by the Rev Edward Parsons , Salem is the oldest surviving non-conformist chapel in Leeds city centre .[3]
Salem Chapel is a Grade II listed building and its distinctive curved façade was added in 1906.[4]
The historic chapel was the birthplace of Leeds United Football Club in 1919. Salem's hall was the venue for a public meeting in which Leeds City F.C. was disbanded over financial misdemeanours, and Leeds United F.C. was formed.[2] [5]
The chapel was closed as a place of worship in 2001.[6] The psychologist and writer Reverend Harry Guntrip preached the last sermon.[3]
Present [ edit ]
In 2009, the building was purchased by Professor Adam Beaumont , founder of telecommunications company aql .[7] [8] Beaumont funded the renovation and restoration of the chapel, which now houses aql's head offices, as well as data centres, an exhibition space, a bar and a 370-seat glass-floored auditorium.[3] [9]
On 17 November 2011, Salem Chapel was awarded a blue plaque by the Leeds Civic Trust in recognition of its architectural and religious significance.[2] The plaque was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Leeds , Councillor Rev’d Alan Taylor.[10]
As of April 2018, Salem Chapel is also home to the Estonian Consulate for the North of England and the Isle of Man .[11] [12]
Auditorium [ edit ]
Salem Chapel is often used to host the launch of Government initiatives. In February 2015, Salem Chapel hosted the then-Prime Minister David Cameron and then-Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne for talks as part of the government's Northern Powerhouse proposal.[13] Osborne returned to Salem Chapel in February 2017 with Lord Jim O'Neill to launch the inaugural Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) report.[14] In January 2018, it was used to launch Transport for the North 's Strategic Transport Plan to transform transportation in the North of England over the next 30 years.[15]
In addition to Cameron, Osborne and O'Neill, Salem Chapel's auditorium has hosted other notable figures for events and talks, including Britain's first astronaut Helen Sharman OBE and Bas Lansdorp , CEO and co-founder of Mars One , as part of 2018's Leeds International Festival;[16] Tiina Intelmann , Estonian Ambassador to the United Kingdom,[12] and Matt Hancock , Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport .[17]
The launch of Leeds: Cradle of Innovation , a book on the history of innovation in the city by urban geographer Rachael Unsworth and local historian Steve Burt, was held at Salem Chapel on 14 June 2018.[18]
It is among the venues used for Leeds Digital Festival and Leeds International Festival and has hosted the annual FinTech North since the event's inception.[19] [20]
Salem's ministers[21] [ edit ]
1784–1833 – Rev Edward Parsons
1833–1841 – Rev John Ely
1841–1866 – Rev Wm. Hudswell
1866–1875 – Rev Henry Tarrant
1876–1890 – Rev George Hinds
1891–1929 – Rev Bertram Smith; Rev Francis Wrigley
1929–1933 – Rev Arthur Briggs
1929–1938 – Rev Harry A. Turner
1934–1946 – Rev Harry J.S. Guntrip
1944–1946 – Rev Vernon Sproxton
1946–1954 – Rev J. Norman Beard
1949–1956 – Rev Reg. Williams
1954–1968 – Rev Norman Charlton
1966–1968 – Rev Jean Mortimer
1969–? – Rev Graham J. Cook
1976–1982 – Rev Adrienne Savage (sharing with Cottingley)
Also associated with Salem, the ministers of the South Leeds Team:
1968–1973 – Rev Alice H. Platts
1971–1976 – Rev Tony Addy
1973–? – Rev Geoff. Rodham
1977–? – Rev Simon Swailes
1981–? – Rev Colin E. Richards
Gallery [ edit ]
Leeds Civic Trust blue plaque, Salem Chapel, Leeds
Salem Chapel, Leeds
Door, Salem Chapel, Leeds
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c "Heritage honour for birthplace of Leeds United" . Yorkshire Evening Post . Retrieved 23 August 2017 .
^ a b c "Salem Chapel events space" (PDF) .
^ Historic England . "Salem United Reform Church (Grade II) (1255568)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 September 2017 .
^ "Salem Chapel, Leeds, Parsons, W. Hudswell, Smith, and 3 others" . openplaques.org . Retrieved 23 August 2017 .
^ Tebbutt, Chris. "Hunslet remembered – Schools and religion" . www.hunslet.org . Retrieved 23 August 2017 .
^ "Where did it all start for Leeds United?" . Time Out Leeds . Retrieved 24 August 2017 .
^ "aql: The History of Salem Chapel, aql Head Office and data centre – Data Centre Alliance" . www.data-central.org . Retrieved 23 August 2017 .
^ "Profile: Adam Beaumont" . The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 23 August 2017 .
^ "Leeds Civic Trust Blue Plaques" (PDF) .
^ "Estonian Honorary Consuls in the United Kingdom – Embassy of Estonia London" . london.mfa.ee . Retrieved 11 July 2018 .
^ a b ERR (19 April 2018). "Estonia opens honorary consul office in Leeds" . ERR . Retrieved 24 April 2018 .
^ "rebuildingsociety MD Daniel Rajkumar joined the Institute of Directors to hear the PM set out his long term economic plans for Yorkshire" . rebuildingsociety.com . 6 February 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2017 .
^ "Let's stop the brain-drain from the North and claim the ultimate prize, says George Osborne's new think-tank" . The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 24 August 2017 .
^ "Adam Beaumont: How high-speed data has a key role to play in improving Yorkshire's transport infrastructure" . Retrieved 8 June 2018 .
^ "Leeds International Festival reveals Helen Sharman OBE, June Sarpong, Viv Albertine and more!" . www.visitleeds.co.uk . Retrieved 8 June 2018 .
^ "Telecoms operator aql brings gigabit broadband to West Yorkshire businesses" . Bdaily Business News . Retrieved 8 June 2018 .
^ "Ahead Partnership – New book highlights the global impact of Leeds innovators and pioneers – include Ahead Partnership!" . www.aheadpartnership.org.uk . Retrieved 18 June 2018 .
^ "2016 Leeds Digital Festival: Step back to the 90s" . Retrieved 8 June 2018 .
^ "FinTech North Does it Again: A Showcase for Northern Business and Talent – Fintech North" . Fintech North . 2 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018 .
^ Griffin, Frank (1984). Salem: A Short History .
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