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, England.

## 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 7 May 2024.
3. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR".