The Churches of Britain and Ireland
Atherstone,
Warwickshire
Albert Hall on Long Street, (a curry house when the photo was taken, was originally built for the Independent Temperance and Evangelical Church, and also served as the Employment Exchange at one time. SP 3095 9778. © Rob Brettle. It has a date-stone for 1876, and as of 2024 is a gym. The former Independent/ongregational Church of 1827 on North Street, now converted to residential use. SP 3103 9784. © Rob Brettle. Grade II listed. The former Pentecostal Church on Welcome Street, now the Citizens Advice Bureau. SP 3110 9763. © Rob Brettle. The former Quaker Meeting House off Long Street, now in industrial use. It's dated here to circa 1729. © William Waddilove, and sent in by Rob Brettle, with Mr. Waddilove's permission. Circa SP 3117 9768. St. Benedict (R.C.) on Owen Street. SP 3081 9764. © Rob Brettle. St. Mary, the Parish Church, on Market Place. It was part of an Augustinian Priory, more on which here. Another view. SP 3084 9797. Both © Rob Brettle. Link. Grade II* listed. St. Peter at Mancetter. SP 3203 9670. © Rob Brettle. Link. The now-demolished Salvation Army hall on Grove Road, photographed in 2002. © Rob Brettle. Trinity Church on Coleshill Road. Originally the Methodist (Wesleyan) Church, it now serves the Methodist, U.R.C. and Salvation Army congregations. SP 3076 9764. © Rob Brettle. Grade II listed. The former Unitarian Church, on Coleshill Road and South Street, now in commercial use. SP 3079 9769. © Rob Brettle. A map of 1886 labels it as Disused Chapel - whether the Unitarian congregation was here before or after this date is so far uncertain.
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13 February 2024
© Steve Bulman