Droitwich Spa

Droitwich is a mainly residential spa town on the River Salwarpe in Worcestershire around 7 miles northh-east of Worcester. The town is built on huge salt deposits.

A Wesleyan society was formed in 1797 and was described on the Worcester Circuit preaching plan as 'a new place opened this year, and in which we have a very good prospect.' The first chapel was built in 1808; the society moved premises in 1831, moving again in 1859-60 and 1886, when subsidence caused the evacuation of the premises. Following Methodist Union, a new building was constructed on Worcester Road and opened in 1938.

The Wesleyan Methodist Association and the Primitive Methodists were also represented in the town.

Sources
  • Worcester Herald, 19 March 1836, page 2.
  • 'Droitwich', Worcestershire Chronicle, 18 November 1840, page 3.
  • 'New Wesleyan Chapel and School at Droitwich', Worcestershire Chronicle, 28 September 1859, page 6.
  • 'Opening of the New Wesleyan Chapel', Bromsgrove and Droitwich Messenger, 9 June 1860, page 1.
  • 'Local Gossip', Bromsgrove and Droitwich Messenger, 6 October 1883, page 2.
  • 'Methodism at Droitwich', Methodist Times, 29 April 1886, page 2.
  • 'Memorial Stones of a New Chapel at Droitwich', Methodist Times, 30 September 1886, page 7.
  • 'Opening of a Wesleyan Chapel', Worcester Journal, 4 June 1887, page 3.

Entry written by: DHR
Category: Place
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