Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery
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Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery | |
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52°30′59.48″N 1°57′24.83″W / 52.5165222°N 1.9568972°W | |
OS grid reference | SP 02954 90731 |
Location | Handsworth, Birmingham |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Consecrated | 1910 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Architect(s) | William Bidlake |
Groundbreaking | 1909 |
Completed | 1910 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Birmingham |
Archdeaconry | Birmingham |
Deanery | Handsworth |
Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery is a Grade I listed chapel in the Church of England[1] in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.
History
[edit]It was designed by the architect William Bidlake in the Arts and Crafts style. Work started in 1909 and it was consecrated in 1910.[2]
The condition of the chapel deteriorated and English Heritage put it on their Buildings at Risk register.[3]
In 2012 English Heritage awarded £375,000 toward the restoration of the chapel. Birmingham City Council, who operate the cemetery, contributed another £325,000.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ The Buildings of England: Warwickshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
- ^ Historic England. "Mortuary Chapel at Handsworth Cemetery, Oxhill Road, B21, Birmingham, West Midlands (1076218)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery, Oxhill Road, Handsworth - Birmingham". Heritage at Risk. London, United Kingdom: English Heritage. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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