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Before the existing St. John's Wesleyan Chapel was built on South Parade in 1908, the earlier chapel (shown above) served the non-conformist worshippers in this part of Ossett. The old chapel was built circa 1846 and I think survived into the 1970s at least, before being demolished and replaced by houses.

John Goodchild in his "Ossett in Picture Postcards" book says this about St John's Wesleyan Chapel:

"The adjoining graveyard accommodates the elaborate stones and memorials of many of the opulent of Ossett and is well worth an investigatory visit."

Sadly, the graveyard is now in a very sorry state of disrepair and it isn't easy to get around the site.