Borrowash Methodist Church

Church in England

Borrowash Methodist Church

Borrowash Methodist Church

52°54′23″N 1°22′47″W﻿ / ﻿52.906493°N 1.37965°W﻿ / 52.906493; -1.37965
Country| England
Denomination| Wesleyan Methodist
Website| borrowashmethodistchurch.com
Architecture
Architect(s)| John Wills
Completed| 1900
Construction cost| £2,250

Borrowash Methodist Church is in Borrowash. Derbyshire.

## History

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The church was built by the contractor Henry Vernon of Derby, to designs by John Wills, who in the same year built an almost identical chapel in Beeston \- (see Queen's Road Methodist Church). The church was opened on 30 May 1900.[1]

The building was designed for 415 people and cost around £2,250 (equivalent to £307,500 in 2023).[2]

## Organ

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The church has a pipe organ by J.H. Adkins of Derby from 1920. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Derby Daily Telegraph, Thursday 31 May 1900
2. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
3. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR".