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Friends Meeting House, Darlington
The Friends Meeting House is located on Skinnergate in Darlington. The Quakers bought a house and land at Skinnergate in 1678, and converted it into a meeting house. In the 1760s this was replaced by a purpose-built meeting hose. Then in c.1839, a two-storey reception range was added to it. In 1846 the meeting house was replaced by the present building, retaining the 1839 front-range.[1] Behind the Meeting House lies a large Quaker burial ground. Joseph Pease (1772 - 1846), a prominent Quaker and Abolitionist, is amongst those burried here. The meeting house is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage list for England.
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Headstone of Joseph Pease in Darlington Friends' Burial Ground
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Teesdale & Cleveland Area Meeting
- "Teesdale and Cleveland Area Meeting is a registered charity (No. 1134519) comprising a group of 6 local Quaker Meetings. Details of each Local Meeting are below...."
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Friends Meeting House, Darlington - List Entry
- "Quaker Meeting House, 1846, retaining a pre-existing front-range of 1839, with mid-C20 internal alterations....The Friends bought a house and land at Skinnergate in 1678, and converted it into a meeting …
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Headstone of Joseph Pease in Darlington Friends' Burial Ground
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Teesdale & Cleveland Area Meeting
- "Teesdale and Cleveland Area Meeting is a registered charity (No. 1134519) comprising a group of 6 local Quaker Meetings. Details of each Local Meeting are below...."
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![](/uploads/thumbs2/historic_england.png)
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Friends Meeting House, Darlington - List Entry
- "Quaker Meeting House, 1846, retaining a pre-existing front-range of 1839, with mid-C20 internal alterations....The Friends bought a house and land at Skinnergate in 1678, and converted it into a meeting …
Added by
Simon Cotterill