Smethwick Old Churchyard
Also known as Smethwick Chapel , Smethwick Old Chapel , Smethwick Parkes' Chapel
Smethwick, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England
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Smethwick, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands B67 6EQ EnglandCoordinates: 52.48690, -1.97246 - Cemetery ID:
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Smethwick Old Church was consecrated in 1732 as a Chapel of Ease in the parish of St Peter, Harborne, after Dorothy Parkes, a wealthy spinster, left money in the hands of trustees to build a chapel, vicarage and charity school. It became a district chapelry in 1842 and was designated the Parish of Smethwick in 1892. The church has no dedication. It was originally known as Parkes's Chapel or Smethwick Chapel. When Holy Trinity church was built in 1837, Old Church became known as the Old Chapel or Smethwick Old Church. The name, Old Chapel, is shared with the public house to the north of the churchyard.
The church interior has several fine memorial stones including one to Dorothy Parkes. Two of the stained glass windows were designed and created by the Camm family, who had their studios in Smethwick and are buried in the Churchyard. Old Church is a Grade II* Listed Building.
Smethwick Old Church was consecrated in 1732 as a Chapel of Ease in the parish of St Peter, Harborne, after Dorothy Parkes, a wealthy spinster, left money in the hands of trustees to build a chapel, vicarage and charity school. It became a district chapelry in 1842 and was designated the Parish of Smethwick in 1892. The church has no dedication. It was originally known as Parkes's Chapel or Smethwick Chapel. When Holy Trinity church was built in 1837, Old Church became known as the Old Chapel or Smethwick Old Church. The name, Old Chapel, is shared with the public house to the north of the churchyard.
The church interior has several fine memorial stones including one to Dorothy Parkes. Two of the stained glass windows were designed and created by the Camm family, who had their studios in Smethwick and are buried in the Churchyard. Old Church is a Grade II* Listed Building.
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Smethwick, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England
- Total memorials6k+
- Percent photographed98%
- Percent with GPS63%
Smethwick, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England
- Total memorials1
- Percent photographed100%
Smethwick, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England
- Total memorials353
- Percent photographed98%
- Percent with GPS25%
Smethwick, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England
- Total memorials2k+
- Percent photographed96%
- Percent with GPS1%
- Added: 30 Jul 2012
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2459666
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