Dartford, Salvation Army. Another Church Micro in the series created by Sadexploration.
The foundation stones for the Church were laid on 20th July 1912. 4 years after, in August 1908, Dartford Salvationists were imprisoned for holding open-air meetings in the town centre, in what was to become known as “The Battle for the Bull Centre”. In July that year, the local police instructed The Salvation Army that no further meetings would be permitted because of the obstruction of the highway. Dartford Salvationists ignored the police instructions and in August 1908 received a court summons. Local magistrates found the Salvationists guilty and issued a fine, but they refused to pay and were sent to prison. Public outcry led to their release and they returned to a hero’s welcome with thousands of people turning out to support the Dartford Salvationists. The events of that period were well documented in the local press of the time and there is a blue plaque to mark it near One Bell corner.
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