I’ve been rummaging about, trying to find records for Halstead’s non-conformists. It’s a work in progress, but first of all, here’s 340 entries from the Independents’ “church book” from 1730-1825, giving names of members and ministers and when they joined, and even details of naughty non-conformists who were excommunicated. The image shows the New Congregational Church, which opened in 1866, and still stands today – albeit as private apartments.
