| Church | Circuit | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| EX-WESLEYAN METHODIST | ||
| Victoria Hall, Knowsley St | Bolton Mission | 1,801 |
| Kings Hall, Bradshawgate | Bolton Mission | 1,370 |
| Bridge St | Bridge St | 896 |
| Fletcher St | Bridge St | 1,106 |
| Seymour Rd, Astley Bridge | Bridge St | 850 |
| Chew Moor, Lostock | Bridge St | 150 |
| Wigan Rd, Deane | Bridge St | 350 |
| St Helens Rd, Daubhill | Bridge St | 670 |
| Platt St, Slaterfield, Great Bolton | Bridge St | 250 |
| Ulleswater St | Bridge St | 500 |
| Cable St mission, Little Bolton | Bridge St | 300 |
| St Helens Rd | Bridge St | 300 |
| Wesley, Castle St, Tonge | Bolton (Wesley) | 668 |
| Victoria, Grecian Crescent, Great Lever | Bolton (Wesley) | 888 |
| Radcliffe Rd, Darcy Lever | Bolton (Wesley) | 530 |
| Tonge Moor | Bolton (Wesley) | 500 |
| Bury Rd, Breightmet | Bolton (Wesley) | 310 |
| Trinity, Bury Rd, Tonge Fold | Bolton (Wesley) | 420 |
| Back Foundry St mission, Artillery St | Bolton (Wesley) | 164 |
| Alder St, Great Lever | Bolton (Wesley) | 200 |
| Park St | Park St | 900 |
| Halliwell Rd, Halliwell | Park St | 1,152 |
| Raphael St, Brownlow Fold, Halliwell | Park St | 220 |
| Delph Hill, Doffcocker, Halliwell | Park St | 525 |
| Chorley Old Rd, Smithills, Halliwell | Park St | 496 |
| Fall Birch, Chorley New Rd | Park St | 151 |
| Watergate Lane, Middle Hulton | Farnworth | 180 |
| EX-PRIMITIVE METHODIST | ||
| Higher Bridge St, Little Bolton | Higher Bridge St | 704 |
| Harvey St, Halliwell | Higher Bridge St | 350 |
| Castle Hill, Tonge Moor Rd, Tonge | Higher Bridge St | 300 |
| Turner St, Folds | Higher Bridge St | 200 |
| Bethesda, Moor Lane | Moor Lane | 600 |
| Zion, St Helens Rd, Daubhill | Moor Lane | 280 |
| EX-UNITED METHODIST | ||
| St Georges Rd [MNC] | Park St | 560 |
| Hanover, Gilnow Rd [UMFC] | Park St | 314 |
| Peace St, Derby St, Daubhill [UMFC] | Park St | 216 |
| Melbourne Rd, Willows Lane, Deane [MNC] | Park St | 260 |
| Albert Place, Clarence St [UMFC] | Albert Place | ? |
| INDEPENDENT METHODIST | ||
| Folds Rd, Little Bolton | Bolton | 450 |
| Noble St, Daubhill | Bolton | 350 |
| Chalfont St, Astley Bridge | Bolton | 400 |
| High St, Great Lever | Bolton | 350 |
| Beverley Rd, Chorley New Rd | Bolton | 350 |
| Top o’ the Brow, Breightmet | Bolton | 200 |
[i] Sources: The basic list of churches is an edited conflation of three separate and undated typescripts in SxMOA1/5/5/15/A, supplemented by other places of worship mentioned elsewhere in MOA or other contemporaneous sources. Churches lying outside the boundaries of the 1937 county borough of Bolton have been excluded. The number of sittings has been taken from Methodist Church Buildings: Statistical Returns including Seating Accommodation as at July 1st 1940 (Manchester: Department for Chapel Affairs, [1947]), 47–8 and from Independent Methodist Churches Year Book for 1939–40 (Wigan: Independent Methodist Churches Book Room, [1939]), S-4.
[ii] Notes: Albert Place church was sold early in 1938 to Bethel Evangelistic Church. MNC denotes Methodist New Connexion and UMFC denotes United Methodist Free Churches, both of which (along with the Bible Christians) merged into the United Methodist Church in 1907.
| Start | Finish | Activity | Present | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 Jan | ||||
| 1845 | 2030 | Handbill distribution | 4 | |
| 1915 | 2145 | Popular concert | 930 | |
| Sunday, 16 Jan | ||||
| 0945 | 1025 | Morning Sunday school | 11 | SxMOA1/5/5/17/B/22 |
| 1030 | 1140 | Morning service | 60 | SxMOA1/5/5/20/C/9 |
| 1430 | Sunday school classes | 410 | SxMOA1/5/5/22/E/9 | |
| 1500 | 1600 | Men's brotherhood | 50 | |
| 1745 | Prayer meeting | 17 | SxMOA1/5/5/20/C/12 | |
| 1830 | 2000 | Evening service | 1,400 | SxMOA1/5/5/20/C/11 |
| 2000 | 2045 | Song service | 100 | SxMOA1/5/5/20/C/13 |
| Monday, 17 Jan | ||||
| 1400 | 1600 | Public health clinic | 90 | |
| 1900 | 2000 | Band of Hope | 54 | SxMOA1/5/5/22/F/1 |
| 2000 | 2110 | Bible study and prayer | 11 | SxMOA1/5/5/23/A/4 |
| 2000 | 2105 | Sister Ethel's society class | 12 | |
| 2000 | 2100 | Fishing club | 12 | |
| Tuesday, 18 Jan | ||||
| 1500 | 1600 | Sister Florence's society class | 19 | SxMOA1/5/5/22/F/3 |
| 1830 | 1930 | Mr Fray's junior society class (boys) | 3 | SxMOA1/5/5/22/F/2 |
| 1900 | 1950 | Miss Bricknell's junior society class | 5 | |
| 1930 | 2035 | Miss Cuttle's society class | 55 | SxMOA1/5/5/23/A/8 |
| 1930 | 2045 | St John's Ambulance | 6 | |
| 1930 | 2015 | Holiday savers club | SxMOA1/5/5/21/E/17 | |
| 2000 | 2100 | Misses Yearsley's society classes | 90 | |
| 2000 | 2100 | Miss Lomax's society class | 65 | |
| 2000 | 2105 | Mr Yearsley's society class | 18 | SxMOA1/5/5/23/A/9 |
| 2000 | Orchestra practice for Sunday | 8 | SxMOA1/5/5/21/E/17 | |
| 2000 | 2135 | Carpet bowls | 50 | |
| 2030 | 2130 | Mr Woods's society class | SxMOA1/5/5/23/A/10, SxMOA1/5/5/23/A/11 | |
| Wednesday, 19 Jan | ||||
| 1500 | 1600 | Sister Ethel's society class | 13 | |
| 1900 | 2000 | Miss Brickwell's junior society class | 6 | |
| 1930 | 2045 | Mrs Standing's society class | 28 | |
| 1930 | 2045 | Boys’ Brigade | 40 | |
| 2000 | 2100 | Miss Rothwell's society class | 8 | |
| 2000 | 2100 | Sister Ethel's society class | 15 | |
| Thursday, 20 Jan | ||||
| 1420 | 1515 | Savings bank | ||
| 1430 | 1615 | Nursery | 7 | |
| 1500 | 1600 | Women's meeting | 340 | |
| 1600 | Choir practice | 14 | ||
| 1600 | Workers meeting | |||
| 1830 | 1945 | Brownies | 7 | SxMOA1/5/5/22/F/6 |
| 1930 | 2040 | Girl guides | 20 | SxMOA1/5/5/22/F/4 |
| 1945 | 2050 | Mrs Woods's society class | 6 | |
| 2000 | 2105 | Sister Florence's society class | 12 | |
| 2000 | 2110 | Miss Pilling's society class | 12 | SxMOA1/5/5/22/F/5 |
| 2000 | 2110 | Rev Hannah's society class | 65 | SxMOA1/5/5/23/A/13 |
| 2000 | 2100 | Choir practice for services | 20 | SxMOA1/5/5/21/E/20 |
| Friday, 21 Jan | ||||
| 1500 | Methodist ministry meeting | 20 | ||
| 1900 | 2115 | Carpet bowls | 10 | |
| 1900 | 2100 | Boys’ Brigade | 36 | |
| 1930 | 2100 | League of Nations Union executive | 20 | |
| 2000 | 2115 | Wesley Guild | 60 | SxMOA1/5/5/17/B/23 |
| Saturday, 22 Jan | ||||
| 1900 | 2100 | Handbill distribution | 5 | |
| 1915 | 2200 | Popular concert | 1,000 | SxMOA1/5/5/19/D/7 |
| Sunday, 23 Jan | ||||
| 0945 | 1030 | Service | 30 | |
| 1030 | 1155 | Morning service | 88 | SxMOA1/5/5/20/C/14 |
| 1430 | Sunday school classes | SxMOA1/5/5/22/E/10 | ||
| 1500 | 1600 | Men's brotherhood | 66 | SxMOA1/5/5/24/A/10 |
| 1630 | 1730 | Tea | 18 | SxMOA1/5/5/24/A/11 |
| 1745 | 1822 | Prayer meeting | 12 | SxMOA1/5/5/20/C/23 |
| 1830 | 1955 | Evening service | 1,500 | SxMOA1/5/5/20/C/15 |
| 2000 | 2045 | Song service | 100 | SxMOA1/5/5/21/E/21 |
[i] Source: Compiled from SxMOA1/5/5/24/A/9 and individual documents cited in final column.