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Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Birmingham

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Country
  
Previous denomination
  
Presbyterian

Completed
  
1849 (1849)

Groundbreaking
  
1848

Denomination
  
Christian Scientist

Architect(s)
  
J.R. Botham

Opened
  
1849

Heritage designation
  
Listed building

Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Birmingham

Similar
  
Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle

Broad Street Presbyterian Church is a Grade II listed former Presbyterian church, and later Second Church of Christ Scientist, on Broad Street, Birmingham, England.

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History

The foundation stone was laid on 24 July 1848 by Charles Cowan MP and the church opened in 1849. Some restoration work was undertaken in 1859.

By the early 20th century, the church was not prospering, and in 1914 there was a proposal to turn it into a cinema.

In 1929 the building was acquired by the Second Church of Christ Scientist. Since closure it has been used as a nightclub.

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by Brindley and Foster. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Birmingham Wikipedia


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