Hi Lyn
That is a rear view of the 'old' people chapel in Great King st - It had two large halls to the rear, one downstairs, one upstairs.
You can just see part of the chapel roof top right of the main roof.
A new chapel was built further up Gt King St which is still there.
An old dirty, uncomfortable place - but hold many good memories.
The Welsh chapel is now in the Gun Quarter - in Loveday st, on the corner around from the Bull - They were kind enough to help translate a welsh headstone in Key Hill cemetery.
There have been welsh chapels in Birmingham for many years.
There were welsh baptist meetings in an upper room at 38 John Bright St in the 1930's ran by a railway Supervisor
The Welsh Congregational church began in 1860 in the Temeperance Hotel, Moor St, moving 2 years later to Anne St (became Colmore Row).
Since most members lived in Lozells where there was a small 'welsh' community, land was leased in Wheeler St and a the Church moved into a schoolroom built there in 1868 for them. The Chapel it self was built in 1870, fully opening in 1872, later schedules for demolition in 1948, although they celebrated their centenary there in 1960! It suffered much vandalism by than and the Church was assisted by Lucas's and allowed to meet in their Sociakl club Hall on Soho Hill - itself a former Congregational Church!
LOveday St was opened on 7/2/1970.
Welsh Presbyterians or Calvinists seperated and met at Bethel Church, Holloway Head, having been also in Rea St, being rebuilt in 1968. There is one now in Albion St in the Jewellery Quarter - you would walk past the door barely knowing - looks like a factory entrance!
Most info on Welsh from "Religion in Birmingham" by Norman Tiptaft Ltd, Warley. published 1972, and hard to find - I have it if you wish to use it.
Brian