Broad Street Presbyterian Church is a

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...

former

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...

church, and later Second Church of Christ Scientist, on

Broad Street, Birmingham Broad Street is a major thoroughfare and popular nightspot centre in Central Birmingham, England. Traditionally, Broad Street was considered to be outside Birmingham City Centre, but as the city centre expanded with the removal of the Inner R ...

, England.

History

The foundation stone was laid on 24 July 1848 by Charles Cowan MP and the church opened in 1849. Some restoration work was undertaken in 1859. By the early 20th century, the church was not prospering, and in 1914 there was a proposal to turn it into a cinema. In 1929 the building was acquired by the Second Church of Christ Scientist. Since closure it has been used as a nightclub.

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by Brindley and Foster. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Birmingham Churches completed in 1849 Presbyterian churches in England 1849 establishments in England Grade II listed churches in Birmingham