Loddon Buildings Preservation Trust

05/08/2021

These are the charges for using the halls at the Hollies.

07/12/2019

A lot of interest in our stall at The Loddon and Chedgrave Victorian Evening Country Market last evening. We were there raising awareness of our campaign to Revive The Hollies

28/11/2019

Find out about our project to 'Revive The Hollies' at the Victorian Evening on Friday 6th December. We will have an information stall at the Country Market in The Hollies

26/11/2019

Come and meet us...
On 6th December Loddon and Chedgrave Victorian Evening at The Hollies

We would love to tell you about our plans for renovating The Hollies

08/10/2019

Reviving The Hollies
Do you recognise any of these lovely children? The photos were taken at the Infant School on the site of what is now The Hollies in High Street, Loddon in the 1960's or early 70's. If you spot yourself or a family member in either of these photos, please let me know. We would like to know more about the history of The Hollies and would love to hear about your memories..
Alison Stannard 01508 549047 email: [email protected]

07/10/2019

Can You Help Us?

Loddon High Street Primitive Methodist chapel first opened in 1852.
In 1955 the chapel closed and was sold. Many of the fittings were transferred to St Johns.
The chapel is now known as The Hollies and is admistered by the Loddon Buildings Preservation Trust (LBPT), a registered Charity.
LBPT is working to revive The Hollies and Trustees would like to know more about its history.

Can you help us?
- were you a member of the chapel's congregation?
- did you attend the Infant school that occupied the rear of the premises in the 1960's and 1970's?
- did you attend the Youth and Community Centre in the 1980's
- can you tell us anything about the building's history?
- do you have any photographs of the interior or exterior of the chapel?
- do you have any photos of Loddon High Street showing the chapel?

If you can help, please email me: [email protected] or telephone me on 01508 549047

14/05/2019

A bit of history for you.....

We thought followers might be interested in the history of our lovely building. This is taken from 'The History of Methodism in Loddon' by Reverend David East, 2003.

Until 1946 there were 2 branches of Methodism in Loddon - the Wesleyans and Primitives.

The Primitive methodists came to Loddon in about 1823. The nickname for them was 'Ranters' and it may be that Ranters Row on the A146 near Hales was the site of one of their meeting houses. We know that the Primitives built their own chapel in High Street Loddon in 1850. In 1900 a new chapel (with seating for 200 people) was opened in front of the old one, which was then used as a schoolroom. The original chapel at the rear of The Hollies site is now a listed building.

In 1932, 141 years after John Wesley's death, Methodist Union brought the main branches of Methodism together to form the Methodist Church. In Loddon, the Wesleyan Methodist chuch in George Lane was re-named St John's. Despite the union, in Loddon, both churches continued to hold their usual Sunday services for a further 13 years and it was not until 1946 that united services were held, in the morning in one church and the evening in the other.

The two churches finally merged in 1955-56. The ex-Primitive chapel, now The Hollies, was sold to Norfolk Education Authority to be used as the village Infants' School. The school closed in 1978 with the opening of the new First School in Kittens Lane. The Primitive chapel fixtures, pews and fittings were installed in St John's. The Hollies is now owned by Loddon Buildings Preservation Trust and is a community resource for the people of Loddon and surrounding areas.

26/02/2019

Thanks to the generosity of the Loddon Buildings Preservation Trust, The Hollies is our new home for June 2019

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