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Baptist Church Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Acocks Green, Birmingham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4511 / 52°27'4"N

Longitude: -1.8192 / 1°49'9"W

OS Eastings: 412381

OS Northings: 283700

OS Grid: SP123837

Mapcode National: GBR 6LM.76

Mapcode Global: VH9Z4.FN3B

Plus Code: 9C4WF52J+C8

Entry Name: Baptist Church Hall

Listing Date: 29 March 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1276115

English Heritage Legacy ID: 410403

ID on this website: 101276115

Location: Stockfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B27

County: Birmingham

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Birmingham

Traditional County: Worcestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Midlands

Church of England Parish: Acocks Green

Church of England Diocese: Birmingham

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Description


BIRMINGHAM ALEXANDER ROAD
SP 18 SW
(north side), Acocks Green
13/10068 Baptist Church Hall
II
Baptist church hall, used as Sunday school. Dated 1903. English bond red brick and terracotta.
Plain tile roof with terracotta coped gable ends and wavy ridge tiles. Brick gable-end stacks.
PLAN: Offices and entrance in the south front range; the hall behind. Free Flemish Gothic
style.
EXTERIOR: 2 storey south front of 3 bays; the centre bay breaks forwards and gabled with
small wavy pediment at apex and name on terracotta scrolls below held by angels; central
doorway with panelled double doors, segmentally curved canopy/cornice on consoles with
putti below and deeply recessed overlight above and flanking side-lights with terracotta tracery;
panelled entablature above; large 8-light terracotta traceried Perpendicular window above with
moulded segmental arch. Bays to left and right have 3-light traceried terracotta windows with
cusped heads, the ground floor with transoms, the first floor with panelled aprons, centre panel
with shield; modillion eaves cornice and splayed corners rising to squat polygonal turrets with
panelled sides, fleurons at the corners and heavy moulded cornice and copper-clad ogee cupola
with tall finial. INTERIOR: Hall has arch-braced roof on corbels.
NOTE: The front of the building is an imposing free use of Flemish Gothic style with fine
terracotta dressings.

Listing NGR: SP1238183700

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