I have absolutely no recollection of this tin church in Erdington. Photo is dated c.1917, but no further info about exact location. Viv.
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Erdington Primitive Methodist Church
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jennyann
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Hi Viv: Same with me re this postcard and location of a "Tin Tabernacle" in Erdington. It certainly is the classic style of a Tin Tabernacle. Several Anglican churches in the Midlands had tin tabernacle style places of worship before their brick church buildings were erected. I enlarged the postcard pic in order to try and read the sign.
It looks readable but I can't make it out. Seems many different church denominations used these tin churches but even looking through their history I couldn't locate this one.
It looks readable but I can't make it out. Seems many different church denominations used these tin churches but even looking through their history I couldn't locate this one.
jennyann
Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
Hi Mike: I'll have another look later Thanks. Do you know if a tin church shows up anywhere on the old maps
in Erdington area? There was one in Whitehouse Common Road, when it was just Sutton Coldfield and one at St. Peter's Maney also Sutton Coldfield.
The postcard could be wrong but on the other hand it might not. There are several Gospel /Evangelical meeting places around Erdington.
One on Hunton Hill where my Aunt attended when she visited Brum from Canada and next door neighbours to my family home who attend now. An Elim Church in South Road I also know about and one in New Street, off Erdington High Street. However, all of these buildings in the last sentence were brick built.
in Erdington area? There was one in Whitehouse Common Road, when it was just Sutton Coldfield and one at St. Peter's Maney also Sutton Coldfield.
The postcard could be wrong but on the other hand it might not. There are several Gospel /Evangelical meeting places around Erdington.
One on Hunton Hill where my Aunt attended when she visited Brum from Canada and next door neighbours to my family home who attend now. An Elim Church in South Road I also know about and one in New Street, off Erdington High Street. However, all of these buildings in the last sentence were brick built.
Jennyann
Trouble is they won't list it as a tin church . The one i assume you mean in whitehouse common road is just marked Mission church, which could be anything. The only one i wondered about was at at the junction of high st & wood end lane. In 1889 it is marked chapel and is just marked as a rectangle, but the Baptist church there in 1904 & 1915 is a different shape and a little bigger. I certainly think they were different buildings, and that thefirst was just rectangular, so could fit the picture.
Trouble is they won't list it as a tin church . The one i assume you mean in whitehouse common road is just marked Mission church, which could be anything. The only one i wondered about was at at the junction of high st & wood end lane. In 1889 it is marked chapel and is just marked as a rectangle, but the Baptist church there in 1904 & 1915 is a different shape and a little bigger. I certainly think they were different buildings, and that thefirst was just rectangular, so could fit the picture.
Hi Mike And Jennyann. I've got the magnifying glass out on it and these are some of the words I can make out, not all the words but they might help:
"Site of a Primitive Methodist Church .....
Rev. Harvey Roe .....
... Percy Gibbs [B19?] Manger
...............
London City and Midland Bank Erdington"
Viv.
"Site of a Primitive Methodist Church .....
Rev. Harvey Roe .....
... Percy Gibbs [B19?] Manger
...............
London City and Midland Bank Erdington"
Viv.
Deciphered a bit more:
"Site of a Primitive Methodist Church
Donations thankfully received by
Rev. Harvey Roe . ......... Erdington
Or Percy Gibbs Esq. Manager
London City and Midland Bank Erdington"
Viv.
maypolebaz
master brummie
Primitive Methodists were big in this area, (Mow Cop, etc.), I didn't realise they'd extended so far south! My compliments on your powers of observation Vivienne14 !
Fiddled about with a close-up of the church board and here's a sharper view. Viv.
In the 1913 Kellys Rev Harvey roe is listed as the superintendent of the Birmingham mission at high St Erdington, but in 1910 he is listed as superintendent at Newman road erdington,<BR>The c 1915 OS map shows a methodist church on the corner of newman rd/high st . It is not on the c 1903 map, indeed nor was newman road other than a marked line, though there were buildings approximately on the same site. Maybe there was a church for a short time on the site with entrance in newman Road, but it was rebuilt with entrance in high St
Sounds probable Mike, and would fit in with Jennyann's earlier comment about a temporary structure before a more substantial one was built. Thanks for finding out the info on the church etc.
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Lady Penelope
master brummie
Hi Viv,
Only 12 years late to this thread! I don't remember the Methodist church but I have a couple of pictures. First one is the church itself and the second is a short of the High Street showing the position of the church.
Thanks Pen. Re. the Primitive Methodist Church, the church in post #54 was preceded by an iron church/tin chapel. Some newspaper extracts about this and its successor are below.
The Reverend Harvey Roe, (as named on the postcard in post #38), was obviously a very important member of the church and it was he who established the Birmingham Forward Movement Mission.
With regards to the buildings, the iron church on Newman Road seems to have had a site in front of it onto High Street on which the later church was to be built. From early on, therefore, there must have been a bigger plan with the iron church/tin chapel acting as a temporary church.
I wondered if the iron church/tin chapel later became the schoolroom(s) once the Gothic-style church had been built.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
The Reverend Harvey Roe, (as named on the postcard in post #38), was obviously a very important member of the church and it was he who established the Birmingham Forward Movement Mission.
With regards to the buildings, the iron church on Newman Road seems to have had a site in front of it onto High Street on which the later church was to be built. From early on, therefore, there must have been a bigger plan with the iron church/tin chapel acting as a temporary church.
I wondered if the iron church/tin chapel later became the schoolroom(s) once the Gothic-style church had been built.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
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