… about the year 1770 a chapel was built for "The General Baptists," by the united exertions of Mr. Mathias Copper and Mr. Joseph Haines, both of whom were preachers in that persuasion, and the latter it appears held the ministry for about thirty years. This chapel was erected immediately adjoining Ephraim House, and was pulled down about the year 1809. On its site a row of cottages has been built, but the original Baptistry still remains. The burying ground, too, though sadly, we may say disgracefully neglected, still marks the spot, where some of the "rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep."

About the year 1833, however, some few serious persons occasionally assembled for worship, belonging to the sect of Particular, or Calvinistic Baptists. At first they congregated in a school-room in the Grosvenor Road, but finding their numbers speedily increase, they commenced a subscription for building a chapel. As their labours were attended with success, they commenced the present neat building in Hanover Road, on the 14th August, 1834. It.was finished on the 5th November, and opened on the 6th November in the same year.