St. Catherine's Church, Hampton Lane, Catherine-de-Barnes
Introduction
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St. Catherine's Church, Hampton Lane, Catherine-de-Barnes
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 16 Oct 2010
The reason this building looks from the outside more like a school than a church, is that it was originally built to serve both functions. It was built by Joseph Gillott in 1879. He owned most of the farms, houses and estates to the east of Solihull. Its use as a school ceased in 1974, and the last service held here was in June 2010. Today the building is still owned by the church, but it functions as a community hall. Now that services are no longer held here, worshippers are invited to attend the mother church, St. Alphege in nearby Solihull.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.420401
Longitude
-1.737779