| Description | The Preparative Meetings at Stourbridge and Dudley united into one meeting in 1849, becoming Stourbridge and Dudley Preparative Meeting, although they had shared some meetings in the several years preceding this (see SF/3/24). From 1890 onwards, they once again became independent meetings, although it appears that some minutes and accounts continued to be used after this date. In 1992, Dudley Preparative Meeting amalgamated with Stourbridge Meeting again, subsequently re-establishing itself but once more uniting with Stourbridge at the end of 2014.
See SF/3/7 for records of Dudley Preparative Meeting prior to 1849 and after 1890. See SF/3/24 for records of Stourbridge Preparative Meeting prior to 1849 and after 1890. See SF/3 for a description of the functions of the Local/Preparative Meeting. |