Porch of Church of St Thomas More, Sheldon
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Porch of Church of St Thomas More, Sheldon
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 9 Sep 2023
The architect, Richard Gilbert Scott, designed for a porch a freestanding canopy of reinforced concrete resting on a pair of piers. It does look a little like a chunkier version of a petrol station forecourt canopy, appropriate perhaps for Birmingham the Motor City. The original lettering of the church sign over the doors has survived. See the listing at Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1410131?section=official-list- . The visit to this church formed the second part of Brutiful Birmingham's guided tour of two Richard Gilbert Scott churches in eastern Birmingham; for the first part, see Image On Brutalism as an architectural style and ethic, see the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) site https://www.architecture.com/explore-architecture/brutalism .
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Image Location
Latitude
52.455912
Longitude
-1.782158