Timeline 1835 - 1913 | History of Mill Hill Chapel

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1835

Charles Wicksteed becomes minister

Wicksteed marries into the extensive Lupton family who are involved in many political and philanthropic initiatives in the town. He also decides to rebuild the chapel.

More about Charles Wicksteed
1836

Marriages Act

Legalises marriages outside of the Anglican Church.
1844

The Dissenting Chapels Act

Legalises chapels and trusts established before 1813. This secures Mill Hill’s financial situation and paves the way for the rebuilding of the chapel.
1847

Unitarian James Garth Marshall becomes one of the MPs for Leeds

More about James Garth Marshall
1848

27 December – The new Mill Hill Chapel opens

Influenced by the new Leeds Parish Church (Robert Chantrell, 1838), the chapel is built in the newly fashionable ‘dissenting gothic’ style.
1853

Unitarian Harriet Lupton and American Quaker Sarah Pugh found the Leeds Anti-Slavery Association

More about the Lupton family
1855

Thomas Hincks becomes minister

More about Thomas Hincks
1869

(Joseph) Estlin Carpenter becomes minister
1876

Charles Hargrove becomes minister

A former Roman Catholic, Hargrove becomes the longest serving minister at Mill Hill, retiring in 1912.
1893

Leeds granted city status

1836

Marriages Act

Legalises marriages outside of the Anglican Church.
1847

Unitarian James Garth Marshall becomes one of the MPs for Leeds

More about James Garth Marshall
1853

Unitarian Harriet Lupton and American Quaker Sarah Pugh found the Leeds Anti-Slavery Association

More about the Lupton family
1869

(Joseph) Estlin Carpenter becomes minister
1893

Leeds granted city status

1835

Charles Wicksteed becomes minister

Wicksteed marries into the extensive Lupton family who are involved in many political and philanthropic initiatives in the town. He also decides to rebuild the chapel.

More about Charles Wicksteed
1844

The Dissenting Chapels Act

Legalises chapels and trusts established before 1813. This secures Mill Hill’s financial situation and paves the way for the rebuilding of the chapel.
1848

27 December – The new Mill Hill Chapel opens

Influenced by the new Leeds Parish Church (Robert Chantrell, 1838), the chapel is built in the newly fashionable ‘dissenting gothic’ style.
1855

Thomas Hincks becomes minister

More about Thomas Hincks
1876

Charles Hargrove becomes minister

A former Roman Catholic, Hargrove becomes the longest serving minister at Mill Hill, retiring in 1912.