{"id":263,"date":"2012-09-05T10:46:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T10:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2020-08-27T12:07:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T12:07:50","slug":"religious-life-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=263","title":{"rendered":"Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"263\" class=\"elementor elementor-263\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b4cc35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b4cc35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-372eccb\" data-id=\"372eccb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1402699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1402699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our A-Z of Protestant Nonconformity began as an online project. Volunteers, some of whom would find it difficult to take part in a face-to-face research project in Leicestershire, due to distance, lack of transport or disability, collected information from trade directories and the 1851 religious census about the many Nonconformist chapels in Leicestershire&#8217;s villages during the 19th century.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-301ca1c\" data-id=\"301ca1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56fedf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56fedf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/a-bardon513-300x298.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1702\" alt=\"The Independent Chapel at Bardon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/a-bardon513-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/a-bardon513-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/a-bardon513-1024x1019.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e493978 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e493978\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2da535f\" data-id=\"2da535f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065e959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"065e959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project later expanded to include a wider range of information about some of these chapels. Volunteers looked at a range of documentary sources, such as 17th and 18th-century licences to build a chapel held at the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. Others visited the villages and took photographs. Capturing images of these buildings as they are today will provide a record for the future, as many have closed as places of worship, and some are at risk of demolition. They are an important part of the histories of our communities.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=389\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9111e12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9111e12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d08bd1\" data-id=\"2d08bd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6015b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d6015b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/sikh3-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3628\" alt=\"Figure 3: The darbar sahib (prayer hall) at Guru Amar Das Gurdwara, formerly a Baptist church. \u00a9 Clare Canning 2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/sikh3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/sikh3-1024x768.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 3: The darbar sahib (prayer hall) at Guru Amar Das Gurdwara, formerly a Baptist church. \u00a9 Clare Canning 2016<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f326969\" data-id=\"f326969\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7491f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7491f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leicestershire is home to people of many different faiths, and none.<\/p><p>Dr Clare Canning, who has studied the architectural history of Leicester&#8217;s Sikh Gurdwaras kindly agreed to write a piece for us on that topic.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=3598\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91e392d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91e392d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1bee2e\" data-id=\"e1bee2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bb6f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2bb6f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leicestershire has many fine medieval churches. As the oldest building within\u00a0a town or village, if their walls could talk they could certainly tell a few tales. And to some extent they can &#8211; as it is possible to\u00a0learn to interpret what they are saying.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a65c1d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a65c1d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c7a289\" data-id=\"3c7a289\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f64bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f64bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/wistow.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/wistow.jpg 960w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/wistow-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7703a385 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7703a385\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44c41a26\" data-id=\"44c41a26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c52e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c52e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our parish churches have been community as well as religious buildings since they were first built, and both the building and the interior fittings will have been altered in some way by almost every generation, reflecting changes in religious practices and the changing secular needs of the communities they serve. Unravelling these layers can reveal long-forgotten aspects of community history.<\/p><p>Our research guides can help you explore the history of your local parish church. These will tell you what to look for in the building, what documents might be available to tell you more about its history, and where to find them.\u00a0<\/p><p><a title=\"The Medieval Church\" href=\"http:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=11\">The Medieval Church<\/a><\/p><p><a title=\"Anglican Church\" href=\"http:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=71\">The Anglican Church<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our A-Z of Protestant Nonconformity began as an online project. Volunteers, some of whom would find it difficult to take part in a face-to-face research project in Leicestershire, due to distance, lack of transport or disability, collected information from trade directories and the 1851 religious census about the many Nonconformist chapels in Leicestershire&#8217;s villages during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":736,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-263","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4165,"href":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263\/revisions\/4165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}