The Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Mount Tabor, Ovenden was built in 1820 by local men from the nearby quarry freely giving their time. The chapel was extended soon after and a Sunday School was built next door in 1836. In 1845 the chapel could accommodate 600 worshippers. In 2023 there were only 11 church members.
It was recently reported that the chapel and the graveyard had been sold for development.
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| Mount Tabor Chapel May 2023 |
There are two Highley graves in the New Yard part of the churchyard.
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Frank married Ada Ratcliffe in 1904. The marriage record shows that Frank was a Brass Finisher (Journeyman) and Ada was a Worsted Cloth Mender, and they both lived in the New Pellon area of Halifax.
Frank and Ada are buried here along with their children Phyllis and Selwyn. 
May Townsend married Charles Herbert Highley in 1926. Charles was a descendant of Luke Highley, born in 1751. May's parents Fred and Ruth are also buried in the grave.
Burial records show that there are a number of other Highleys buried in the Old Yard part of the graveyard but these graves all appear to be grassed over and there are no stones to mark them.
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| The Old Yard |
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