After Fawcett, the need to replace Ebenezer Chapel with a larger building led the congregation to move a few hundred yards to the West and to build Hope Chapel, which was opened in 1858. A separate Sunday School building was opened in 1873 across the road on Cheatham Street. In 1879, further seats were added to accommodate the growing congregation. It was sold in 1961 to the West Riding County Council for a library. Inside the chapel is a memorial to John Fawcett and the church has numerous reminders of this heritage, including a members’ roll book, in which the first entry is Fawcett himself. The church apparently continues today. The chapel is used as a communit centre.
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