[4] Yardley Hastings is the village in which Marianne Faithfull's character Maggie lives in the 2007 film Irina Palm.

As a result, there appears to be a total absence of early records until a meeting house was erected and the first minister (Doddridge) was ordained in 1730.

As a result of his outstanding leadership, the earlier decline in membership was reversed and a gallery for the chapel was constructed along with an adjoining house for the minister (The Manse).

Within months John Hoppus had raised enough money to rebuild the chapel twice the size of the original which was completed within a year and still stands today.

William Todman then started his 14 years term as minister resigning in 1856 during which he frequently noted that many of the congregation had died, emigrated or lost interest.

During William Todman's term as minister, the significant addition of a schoolroom was built adjoining the chapel on the North side.

Then in 1863 Joseph Clinton was elected deacon caretaker until James Harbutt from Leicestershire became minister in 1865 although he unfortunately died within only a few months of taking up the position.

Subsequent ministers were as follows: W Robinson 1915 to 1918 Alfred Martindale 1918 to 1926 William Fletcher 1927 to 1931 E Arthur Shand 1931 to 1936 during which time the church was upgraded from oil lamps to electric lighting Edward Skilton 1937 to 1958 retiring after 56 years in the ministry, 21 of them at Yardley Hastings Edgar Preston 1958 to 1964 The chapel, together with the manse and ancillary buildings, were converted into the National Youth Resource Centre of the United Reformed Church in 1991.

The buildings ceased to be used for this purpose in 2003, and are now the "Crossways Retreat and Conference Centre"[9] initiated under the auspices of the East Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church.