Bournville Quaker Meeting House (part of Bournville Heritage Open Day 2024)
Bournville Friends Meeting House, 65 Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JT
The Quaker Meeting House was built in 1905 and was designed by William Alexander Harvey, an influential architect on the Bournville estate. It is unusually ornate for a Quaker Meeting House, showing Arts and Crafts influences, but as it was to be used by the new villagers as a place of worship and a community building for all, it was designed to look familiar to church-goers. The Y-shaped building is based on Edgar Wood's First Church of Christ Scientist in Manchester.
A bust of George Cadbury by Frank Wood was installed in 1924 and can be seen from the exterior that overlooks Bournville and the Village Green. Interred beneath are the ashes of George and his second wife Dame Elizabeth.
Especially for our Heritage Open Day, there will be an exhibition of old photos of the Meeting House, a display board of Quaker testimonies and leaflets which might be of interest.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 14 September:
- 1000 - 1600
Location & directions
Bournville Friends Meeting House, 65 Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JT
- Contact on day:
- Anne Giles
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Limited car parking for organisers and blue badge holders only. Additional on-road parking and shoppers' car park in Sycamore Road, all signposted.
Additional information
This is event is part of Bournville Heritage Open Day on Saturday 14th September with a chance to visit a wide array of fantastic historic sites in Bournville, the garden village created by George Cadbury - for full up to date details visit www.bvt.org.uk
