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Erdington

I guess you can, if the sign on the end wall (visible) is correct. Curious that the smoke from domestic chimneys show it blowing away, whereas the pub chimney smoke is vertical. Maybe a large fire recently lit or a chimney fire in the making! :eek:
 
Shoothill have this image tagged 'The Parochial Rooms, Bell Lane, Erdington, Birmingham' but I have not yet found a Bell Lane in Erdington. The wall plaque reads 'Working Mens Club For Reading Recreation Supported By Voluntry Contributions'. The railings are decorated with artistic acorns.
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I can see a crest underneath the words Parish Church with the hint of an acorn in it. Perhaps the acorn decorations on the railings have some significance.
 
The hall may have been associated with All Saints' Church on George Road. There was a footpath from Broomhill Road to George Road past the church.
 
Pedrocut said:
According to Aston and Erdington Past and Present Facebook . It was the old Congregational Chapel opposite the present day Fire station. After closure was used as a police station, and later as Church Parochial Rooms.
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Erdington Congregation Chapel is shown below and was/is actually on Sutton Rd. It is still there but different use. Was there more than one Congregational Chapel in the area ?
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mikejee said:
There wasn't a tollhouse by the pub was there? The dog kennel could be that, especially if it was not meant to be accurate. By the black & white things I take it you mean 13 objects clustered to the right of the hotel. I think they must be lights. If you expand that part you can see some of the supports, and it was a painting, so no need to include all at that resolution. Theyseem to be surrounding a raised syand, so presumably were at the raised alighting point for when the coach arrived in darkness.

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Bit late Mike but I saw Paul Lines |(the artist) a while ago and he confirmed that they are the lights on the toll-bar.
 
Lady Penelope said:
Peter, this photo confirms your findings. I wonder if it was anything to do with the small chapel, now a Spiritualist church, in Edwards Road?
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Thomas Cattell show in the picture died on the 9th March 1914.

In February 1957 still used as Congregational Church....April 1975 advertised for sale as former church.
 
I think, as mentioned before, that the Greek Orthodox church had taken the Sutton Road church. A few years ago we came back from town and they were outside the church late at night with an icon (I think) as it was around Easter. However, they observe the festival at a different time to us, this year it's a week later, the 28th April. They follow the Julian calendar.

That's a good map oM, I think the police station could still be the same building. The library and row of shops would have been built around 1912. Would the building in the photos have been built on the site of the original workhouse?

Peter, I found it interesting that the Congregationalist church pre-dated the parish church by around ten years. That may have spurred the C of E to build St Barnabas. They do have a habit of not liking other denominations getting in first!

It must have been very daunting to have to walk all the way to Aston Parish church for Sunday services - I wonder how many people made the effort? I expect they only made the journey for weddings, baptisms and burials.
 
Lady Penelope said:
I think, as mentioned before, that the Greek Orthodox church had taken the Sutton Road church. A few years ago we came back from town and they were outside the church late at night with an icon (I think) as it was around Easter. However, they observe the festival at a different time to us, this year it's a week later, the 28th April. They follow the Julian calendar.

That's a good map oM, I think the police station could still be the same building. The library and row of shops would have been built around 1912. Would the building in the photos have been built on the site of the original workhouse?

Peter, I found it interesting that the Congregationalist church pre-dated the parish church by around ten years. That may have spurred the C of E to build St Barnabas. They do have a habit of not liking other denominations getting in first!

It must have been very daunting to have to walk all the way to Aston Parish church for Sunday services - I wonder how many people made the effort? I expect they only made the journey for weddings, baptisms and burials.
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There seems to have a surge of Chapel building in the mid 1800s, and as you say the established Church was not best pleased. Some sermons were not very Christian!
 
Any ideas what the structure is to the right ? Seems to have chimney pots, but nothing beneath ! Viv.

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