Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery

Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery
Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery
52°30′59.48″N 1°57′24.83″W / 52.5165222°N 1.9568972°WCoordinates: 52°30′59.48″N 1°57′24.83″W / 52.5165222°N 1.9568972°W
Location	Handsworth, Birmingham
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Consecrated	1910
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Architect(s)	William Bidlake
Groundbreaking	1909
Completed	1910
Administration
Deanery	Handsworth
Archdeaconry	Birmingham
Diocese	Birmingham

Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery is a Grade I listed chapel in the Church of England^[1] in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.

History

It was designed by the architect William Bidlake in the Arts and Crafts style. Work started in 1909 and it was consecrated in 1910.^[2]

The condition of the chapel deteriorated and English Heritage put it on their Buildings at Risk register.^[3]

In 2012 English Heritage awarded £375,000 toward the restoration of the chapel. Birmingham City Council, who operate the cemetery, contributed another £325,000.

References

1. The Buildings of England: Warwickshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
2. "Mortuary Chapel at Handsworth Cemetery, Oxhill Road, B21, Birmingham, West Midlands". Images of England. London, United Kingdom: Historic England. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
3. "Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery, Oxhill Road, Handsworth - Birmingham". Heritage at Risk. London, United Kingdom: English Heritage. Retrieved 2 February 2014.