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Christchurch Passage in the city centre of Birmingham, West Midlands.
It ran alongside Christchurch which was opened in 1805 and was built to cater for the ever-expanding population in Birmingham. Church pews were owned or rented in general which made it hard for those who were less well-off to attend church. Christchurch was known as a free church, anyone could worship there. However, as the city became more industrialised and people moved further out of the city centre, the congregation dwindled. In 1897 the church was closed and knocked down in 1899.
The passage ran from Colmore Row down stairs past Waterloo Street and to the Victorian Galloways Corner the junction with New Street, with the opposite side of the church was lined with small shops. During the 1970's refurbishing of the city centre the church, Galloways Corner and the shops were demolished and the passageway reduced in length.
Information sources:
www.birminghamconservationtrust.org/2013/12/06/the-friday...
birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/christchu...
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Christchurch Passage in the city centre of Birmingham, West Midlands.
It ran alongside Christchurch which was opened in 1805 and was built to cater for the ever-expanding population in Birmingham. Church pews were owned or rented in general which made it hard for those who were less well-off to attend church. Christchurch was known as a free church, anyone could worship there. However, as the city became more industrialised and people moved further out of the city centre, the congregation dwindled. In 1897 the church was closed and knocked down in 1899.
The passage ran from Colmore Row down stairs past Waterloo Street and to the Victorian Galloways Corner the junction with New Street, with the opposite side of the church was lined with small shops. During the 1970's refurbishing of the city centre the church, Galloways Corner and the shops were demolished and the passageway reduced in length.
Information sources:
www.birminghamconservationtrust.org/2013/12/06/the-friday...
birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/christchu...