Methodist Church, Main Street, Higham on the Hill
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Methodist Church, Main Street, Higham on the Hill
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 4 Aug 2021
Grade II Listed mid 19th century Methodist Church. Originally ‘the house that Jack built’. The deeds go back to 1838 when Jack Brown pushed a hand cart to and from Wilnecote Brick Works, a distance of 10 miles, carrying all the bricks to build a house. The iron window frames he carried from Birmingham a 42 mile round trip for each frame. After 14 years the house still needed a roof which was paid for by the parish. Sadly, Jack never lived to enjoy the fruits of his labours. It has two front doors, two rear doors and two internal staircases but has always been one house. It was purchased in 1959 and converted into the Methodist Chapel. (The OS map shows it as 66 Main Street but a number of websites give the address as 68).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.555471
Longitude
-1.438889