Acocks Green Baptist Church - Culture, history and faith

Acocks Green Baptist Church is on Yardley Road and Alexander Road in Acocks Green, Birmingham. The first building opened in 1903, followed by the main church in 1913, and the hall of 1924.


Where is Acocks Green Baptist Church?

Acocks Green Baptist Church at 39 Yardley Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6HG

 

Baptist Church of 1913

The Baptist Church was built in 1913 to the designs of F. B. Andrews of red brick with freestone dressings and a plain tile roof on Yardley Road in Acocks Green. It is a Grade II listed building. It was built 10 years after the Church Hall on Alexander Road.

Acocks Green Baptist ChurchAcocks Green Baptist Church (January 2010).  Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Baptist Church Hall of 1903

The first Baptist Church Hall in Acocks Green was built in 1903 on Alexander Road, and was used as a Sunday School. Built of English bon red brick and terracotta, in the Free Flemish Gothic style. A Grade II listed building. The hall pre-dates the Baptist Church on Yardley Road by 10 years. It was the Acocks Green Chapel, built on land presented by J. Walker and designed by Ingall and Son of Birmingham.

Acocks Green Baptist ChurchAcocks Green Baptist Church (January 2010).  Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Baptist Church Hall of 1924

The later Baptist Church Hall at the corner of Alexander Road and Yardley Road was built in 1924 of red brown brick with a tile roof, of a single storey. Built in the Arts and Crafts style.

Acocks Green Baptist ChurchAcocks Green Baptist Church (January 2010).  Photography by Elliott Brown

 

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Acocks Green Baptist Church

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17 Jan 2024 - On-going

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History & heritage, Classic Architecture, Faith

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