Stourbridge gets grant

Stourbridge Meeting House given grant towards the repair of their stonework and roof

Stourbridge Meeting House, a Grade II listed building, has been given £2,500 from the National Churches Trust Partnership Grants scheme towards the repair of their stonework and roof.

The present Meeting house dates back to 1689. It has the original gallery and was built immediately after the Toleration Act of 1689. The Meeting house has been in continuous use for worship ever since.

John Davies, of the Worcestershire and Dudley Historic Churches Trust, said ‘It is a little gem with a splendid fitted interior and is very much worth preserving for its architectural and historical significance alone.’

The Meeting house underwent £40,000 of repair work last year. It is the oldest building in the town centre still used for its original purpose.

John Lampen, of Stourbridge Meeting, said: ‘The Meeting house was in a parlous state and we are very grateful to individual Quakers and Quaker trusts, as well as the National Churches Trust Partnership Grants scheme, for their financial support. We would like to express our gratitude for their generosity.’

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