The Churches of Britain and Ireland
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Barnabas Community Church (Baptist), in a former T. A. Drill Hall. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and St. Peter of Alcantara (R.C.). © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). Link. Claremont Baptist Church. © Martin Briscoe. Congregational Church. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Note the Abbey in the background (identification thanks to John Bowdler). Link. The former Coton Hill Congregational Church (1909), which Gervase advises has been closed for many years. The congregation moved here from the Castle Gate Congregational Church. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). The former Ebenezer Chapel (Methodist New Connexion). © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). The former Friends Meeting House, now St. Chad's Church Hall. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). Old St. Chad collapsed in 1788. Some artwork of the old church can be seen here, but all that remains today is what used to be the Lady Chapel. Another view. This link implies that is no longer used for services. The door used to be the access to the chapel from the south transept. All © John Bowdler. St. Alkmund. © Aidan Thomson. Another view, and two interior views - 1, 2, all © John Bowdler. Another view, and an interior view, both © Alan Blacklock (2010). The East end, © Gerard Charmley (2011). St. Chad (1792). © Aidan Thomson. Another view. © Martin Briscoe, and another © John Bowdler. Interior view. © Gerard Charmley (2011). Link. The former St. David's Welsh Presbyterian Church (1936), currently (2010) being converted for residential use. The previous church still stands on a different site, and dates from 1904. It became the church hall when the new church was built. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). St. John's Hill Methodist Church (1879). © Martin Briscoe. In this later photo (© Gervase N. E. Charmley, 2010), apart from changes to the main entrance, another building has been put up next door. St. Julian, where Shrewsbury Evangelical Church meet. © Aidan Thomson. Two further views - 1 (with St. Alkmund in the background), 2, both © John Bowdler. Link. St. Mary (difficult to photograph). Interior view. Both © Aidan Thomson. Another view of the spire, another interior view, and the high altar and window, all © John Bowdler. Two further interior views - 1, 2, the latter showing the Jessetree window. Both © Graeme Harvey (2010). Two further views - 1, 2, both © Alan Blacklock (2010). A winter view, and the monument to Admiral Benbow. © Gerard Charmley (2011). Another interior view, © Simon Edwards (2011). Link. The former St. Nicholas (Presbyterian), is now in commercial use. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). Swan Hill Congregational Church. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). The former Tabernacle Welsh Independent Church (1862), now in Commercial use, though the congregation still exists, and shares Swan Hill church (see above). © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). Unitarian Church (congregation founded 1662). © Alan Blacklock (2010). U.R.C. SJ 496 123. © Dave Westrap. Another view, © Simon Edwards (2011). Link. Wesley House. Wesley preached here, and is where the first Methodist congregation met. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010).
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13 November 2011
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