These tin tabernacles are more common thn I ever supposed.
Actually I think they're all old, I think partly because you'd never get planning permission now to build one. And the number is declining as some of them rust away or become derelict and have to be take down. Most of them were manufactured in the second half of the 19th century apparently. The one on Shrubland Road is believed to be the oldest surviving example of an iron church in existence.
I tried to get this first thing this morning but dave beat me to it. Knew I should have gone last night!
Actually I think they're all old, I think partly because you'd never get planning permission now to build one. And the number is declining as some of them rust away or become derelict and have to be take down. Most of them were manufactured in the second half of the 19th century apparently. The one on Shrubland Road is believed to be the oldest surviving example of an iron church in existence.
I tried to get this first thing this morning but dave beat me to it. Knew I should have gone last night!