https://www.peopleschapel.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/History/1848.htmlhi all...just come accross this cracking pic of gt king st showing the peoples baptist church....dated 1956....cant for the life of me remember this church so it may have been demolished when i was quite young...
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Hi Brian,Rob - the 1887 Chapel was the 'proper' chapel of the 1960's - great old building - large, dirty, dark, hard wooden boxes to sit in - proper chapel!
The entry on the left as you looked at it led up a great wooden staircase to the upper floor where the Boys Brigade met, Sunday school was in the lower room.
Many happy memories - new place is nice - but modern!
Brian. A few years ago we went to Key Hill cemetery with the Boys' brigade lads and a list of the Founders to see how many we could find. Found John Skirrow Wright and. I think, one other but if you know the locations of some of the others it would be great to repeat the exercise next spring/summer with the present members, especially as it is the 1st A BB centenary year. (You probably saw the list of the 40 founders - https://www.peopleschapel.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/History/ThePeople.html ) I also have the names of some of the other early members who may be in Key Hill. RobQuite a few of the Chapel founders are buroed in Key Hill cemetery - Birmingham's first Public cemetery - Non Denominational - For the People - By the People!
Bri
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