Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery is a Grade I listed chapel in the

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in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.

History

It was designed by the architect

William Bidlake William Henry Bidlake MA, FRIBA (12 May 1861 – 6 April 1938) was a British architect, a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement in Birmingham and Director of the School of Architecture at Birmingham School of Art from 1919 until 1924. ...

in the Arts and Crafts style. Work started in 1909 and it was consecrated in 1910. The condition of the chapel deteriorated and

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put it on their Buildings at Risk register. In 2012 English Heritage awarded £375,000 toward the restoration of the chapel.

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, who operate the cemetery, contributed another £325,000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Handsworth Church of England church buildings in Birmingham, West Midlands Grade I listed churches in the West Midlands (county) William Bidlake buildings Churches completed in 1910 Arts and Crafts architecture in England Grade I listed buildings in Birmingham