Headless Cross Primitive Methodist chapel
Birchfield Road, Headless Cross B97 4LE
In the Primitive Methodist magazine of July 1869, we are told about the first anniversary of Headless Cross Primitive Methodist chapel in April 1869.
The 1883 Ordnance Survey map shows a Primitive Methodist chapel on Birchfield Road. Street View shows the chapel still in existence, but not used as a place of worship any more. In 2019 although looking a bit unloved and unused, it does still retain a carved stone with its denomination and date.
Thanks to Tony Jakeman for the 2014 picture of the chapel. He went there occasionally for Church services in the 1960’s as the ‘pastor’ (Mr Sanderson) lived next door in Headless Cross. Tony thinks its denomination was some form of Welsh Baptist – and he would be interested to find out more about this.
Reference
Primitive Methodist magazine pages 360-361
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The Worcester and Dudley Historic Churches Trust website, in an update of November 2014 , reports that after the Methodists moved out, the building was “used by the New Testament Church of God. This church closed about 2008 and the building remains empty. The building has been sold to a commercial developer and is likely to be demolished. (The building remains standing at Feb 2017) ”
https://www.worcesteranddudleyhistoricchurches.org.uk/application-form-church-history/places/headless-cross
Do you know who actually owns this building now? It seems such a pity to see it crumbling and unloved. I might be in a position to sympathetically renovate this lovely building.
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