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C20 Churches

Queen’s College Chapel

Monument typeCollegiate Chapel
Listing gradeNL

Architect(s)

Holland W. Hobbiss

Construction

Date begun1939
Date completed1940

Location

Somerset Road
Birmingham
B15 2QH
England

Local authorityBirmingham

Denomination

DenominationChurch of England
DioceseBirmingham

Additional notes

A Church of England theological college started by Hobbiss in 1939 but not completed until 1947; Hobbiss fittings including the first altar in the Church of England to face the congregation were swept away in early 21st century. Now the Queen’s Foundation Chapel.

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