1843

Joseph Harrogate (Joseph Harrogate father) is born.

HARROGATE, Joseph; 6. June 27, 1843, at Lemington-on-Tyne ; s. of Joseph Harrogate, Engineer, Iron Works, Lemington-on-Tyne ; m. 1865 ; one s. one d. Educ. Village school.

Advertising Agent on the Staff of Newcastle Chronicle. Local Preacher for 47 years, Class leader 42, and Trust Sec. 32 ; S.S. Supt. ; Gen. Sec. of Prim. Meth. I,.P. Mutual Aid Assoc. for 26 years ; Sec. of Sunderland and

Newcastle-on-Tyne Dist. Local Preachers Assoc. 13 years, Treas. of Dist. Training Com. seven years ; several times Del. to Dist. Meetings and Conference ; nominated Vice-Pres. of the Conference, 1897 ; Rep. to Local Council of Evangelical Free Churches and a Member of the Executive since it was established. Address: 3 Wingrove Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne. P.

"THE METROPOLIS OF FOUR COUNTIES." 317 THE WESTERN SIDE.

Newcastle Second Circuit was carved out of the original station in 1874. It was the western side, extending up the Tyne to Mickley Square. James Young was its first superintendent, and it was a happy appointment. Except to a few, he was then unknown in the North ; when, a quarter of a century or so afterwards he " retired from the active work of the ministry " as it is

called and located at Cullercoats and Whitley Bay, no man was better known or more highly esteemed through out the old Sunderland District. Maple Street Chapel and society became the head of the new station. This

chapel was built in 1870, but a splendid company had been gathered in Brunei Street before that, when William Charlton, George Newton, Joseph Reed, Joseph Harrogate, and Alexander Swinney were prominent and active members. A more efficient Sunday School super intendent than George Watt would have been difficult to find in that day. For some years Maple Street increased in numbers and influence, but an unhappy rupture, and subsequent removals, have hampered its energies. In the most stressful times, however, the Watts, the Waughs, the Harrogates, the Parks, the Wedderburns, the Thews, the Hindmarshes, the Dodds, the Grays, the Tweedys, the Bumphreys, the Waltons, the Whitfields, and others kept their hearts and their posts, and the women toiled incessantly.