Timeline: 1913 - 2024 | History of Mill Hill Chapel

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1913

R. Nichols Cross becomes minister at Mill Hill
1914

28 July: outbreak of the First World War

More about the impact of WWI on Mill Hill
1916

Death of Jogendra Nath-Sen (1887-1916)

Member of the Mill Hill congregation and the only non-white member of the Leeds Pals battalion. Killed at the Somme in 1916.

More about Jogendra Nath Sen
1918

11 November: end of the First World War
1922

W. Lawrence Schroeder becomes minister at Mill Hill
1939

1939: Eric Shirvell Price becomes minister at Mill Hill

More about Eric Shirvell Price
1939

1 September: Outbreak of the Second World War
1945

2 September: Second World War ends
1950

R. W. Wilde becomes minister at Mill Hill
1956

1956: Brian L. Golland becomes minister at Mill Hill
1957

Priestley Hall passes to NatWest Bank
1965

7 March 1965 – 21 March: Selma to Montgomery marches

Reverend Frederick Lipp became both a witness and active participant in this movement.

More about Frederick Lipp
1967

The chapel is ‘re-ordered’ and the original Priestly Hall demolished
1968

‘Adventures in religion: Essays from Faith and Freedom’ by Eric Shirvell Price is published

More about Eric Shirvill Price
1968

NatWest Bank succeeded by Priestley House
1969

Maurice Bonner becomes Minister at Mill Hill
1971

The public granted access to the Bond Street Centre though the Chapel grounds

Sparked ongoing debates and contentions between developers and Chapel trustees.
1980

Frederick Lipp becomes minister at Mill Hill

More about Frederick Lipp
1982

Kenneth B. Ridgway becomes minister at Mill Hill
1986

Charles Patrick Travis becomes minister at Mill Hill
1998

Austin C. Fitzpatrick becomes minister at Mill Hill
2014

Jo James becomes minister at Mill Hill

More about Jo Jones

1914

28 July: outbreak of the First World War

More about the impact of WWI on Mill Hill
1918

11 November: end of the First World War
1939

1939: Eric Shirvell Price becomes minister at Mill Hill

More about Eric Shirvell Price
1945

2 September: Second World War ends
1956

1956: Brian L. Golland becomes minister at Mill Hill
1965

7 March 1965 – 21 March: Selma to Montgomery marches

Reverend Frederick Lipp became both a witness and active participant in this movement.

More about Frederick Lipp
1968

‘Adventures in religion: Essays from Faith and Freedom’ by Eric Shirvell Price is published

More about Eric Shirvill Price
1969

Maurice Bonner becomes Minister at Mill Hill
1980

Frederick Lipp becomes minister at Mill Hill

More about Frederick Lipp
1986

Charles Patrick Travis becomes minister at Mill Hill
2014

Jo James becomes minister at Mill Hill

More about Jo Jones

1913

R. Nichols Cross becomes minister at Mill Hill
1916

Death of Jogendra Nath-Sen (1887-1916)

Member of the Mill Hill congregation and the only non-white member of the Leeds Pals battalion. Killed at the Somme in 1916.

More about Jogendra Nath Sen
1922

W. Lawrence Schroeder becomes minister at Mill Hill
1939

1 September: Outbreak of the Second World War
1950

R. W. Wilde becomes minister at Mill Hill
1957

Priestley Hall passes to NatWest Bank
1967

The chapel is ‘re-ordered’ and the original Priestly Hall demolished
1968

NatWest Bank succeeded by Priestley House
1971

The public granted access to the Bond Street Centre though the Chapel grounds

Sparked ongoing debates and contentions between developers and Chapel trustees.
1982

Kenneth B. Ridgway becomes minister at Mill Hill
1998

Austin C. Fitzpatrick becomes minister at Mill Hill