Weoley Hill United Reformed Church
| Weoley Hill United Reformed Church, Birmingham | |
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| 52°25′58″N 1°57′26″W / 52.4329°N 1.9573°W | |
| Denomination | United Reformed |
| Website | www.weoleyhillchurch.org.uk |
Weoley Hill United Reformed Church is at the junction of Bryony Road and Green Meadow Road in Birmingham. It is notable architecturally for its unusual Scottish gable.[1] Other sources refer to it as a Danish-style gable.[2]
History
[edit]The church was opened on 1 July 1933. It was built to designs by the architect J.R. Armstrong (architect to the Bournville Village Trust). The church cost £600 (equivalent to £53,804 in 2023).[3]
Initially it was a Presbyterian Chapel, but became a United Reformed Church in the union of the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales in 1972.
Organ
[edit]The organ was built by Conacher of Sheffield. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham. Andy Foster and George Demidowicz. Yale University Press. 2005, ISBN 9780300107319
- ^ Birmingham Mail, 22 June 1933
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "NPOR [D04655]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 6 March 2019.