St John's Maesbury
Who would have thought that long before the likes of Ikea, one could purchase flat pack corrugated tin buildings from a catalogue!
This particular “tin tabernacle” was purchased in 1906 from the Harrods catalogue for the princely sum of £120, transported to site by lorry, and erected by two men – quite a remarkable story.
Only designed for a limited lifespan, like many of the post world war II prefabricated houses, the tabernacle has endured, and survives to this day.
A fine specimen of a building one might say.
Further reading and information can be found at:
furnesshistory.blogspot.com/2019/11/flat-pack-churches.html
www.flickr.com/photos/pikerslanefarm/17970510896/in/faves...
St John's Maesbury
Who would have thought that long before the likes of Ikea, one could purchase flat pack corrugated tin buildings from a catalogue!
This particular “tin tabernacle” was purchased in 1906 from the Harrods catalogue for the princely sum of £120, transported to site by lorry, and erected by two men – quite a remarkable story.
Only designed for a limited lifespan, like many of the post world war II prefabricated houses, the tabernacle has endured, and survives to this day.
A fine specimen of a building one might say.
Further reading and information can be found at:
furnesshistory.blogspot.com/2019/11/flat-pack-churches.html
www.flickr.com/photos/pikerslanefarm/17970510896/in/faves...