Tin Tabernacle was inspired by a ramshackle rusty old building in the centre of Dunsdale village (St Oswald's Chapel). Dunsdale was once a mining community when the iron ore industry was booming on Teesside in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
In small mining villages you may spot these small chapels built with corrugated iron. These are called tin tabernacles and were put together by local communities, generally in the late nineteenth century. They were bought from a catalogue, arrived 'flat pack' and the villagers would work together to construct it giving them a meeting place and small church.

Tin Tabernacle

Peg Powler: Spirit of the Tees

Sara Dennis - Vocals/Ukulele/Harmonium/Guitar

@saradennismusic

Former Members:

Ian Bartholomew(Guitar/Vocals)
Graham Brotton (Double Bass)
Margaret Forward (Fiddle/Vocals)
David Pratt (Percussion, BVs)
Mike Wallbank (guitars/mandolin/bouzouki)

Socials:
@pegpowlerband

Email contact:
saradennis@live.co.uk