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<p>This paper explores the potential of the Mass Observation Archive at the University of Sussex for studying the history of Methodism in Bolton (aka ‘Worktown’) during the middle third of the twentieth century, with particular reference to the years 1937–40 and 1960, demonstrating its value for recording the lived experience of Methodism. An <xref ref-type="app" rid="j_holiness-2024-0006_app_001">appendix</xref> contains three key documents, two of them relating to the work of the Victoria Hall in the Bolton Mission circuit, which was much lauded by Mass Observation.</p>
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This paper explores the potential of the Mass Observation Archive at the University of Sussex for studying the history of Methodism in Bolton (aka ‘Worktown’) during the middle third of the twentieth century, with particular reference to the years 1937–40 and 1960, demonstrating its value for recording the lived experience of Methodism. An appendix contains three key documents, two of them relating to the work of the Victoria Hall in the Bolton Mission circuit, which was much lauded by Mass Observation.

‘Methodism Alive’: Mass Observation's Worktown Perspective

Holiness

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This paper explores the potential of the Mass Observation Archive at the University of Sussex for studying the history of Methodism in Bolton (aka ‘Worktown’)...

‘Methodism Alive’: Mass Observation's Worktown Perspective

Published Online: Apr 30, 2024

Page range: 27 - 38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2024-0006

Keywords
Bolton, Mass Observation, Methodism, Victoria Hall, Worktown

© 2024 Clive Field, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

‘Methodism Alive’: Mass Observation's Worktown Perspective

Published Online: Apr 30, 2024

Page range: 27 - 38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2024-0006

KeywordsBolton, Mass Observation, Methodism, Victoria Hall, Worktown

© 2024 Clive Field, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Bolton, Mass Observation, Methodism, Victoria Hall, Worktown