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A round up of the most popular stories from the past week at birminghampost.net The Bishop of Birmingham is locked in a row with conservationists over plans to modernise his historic disused chapel.
Rt Rev David Urquhart wants to bring the 1923 chapel, which is attached to his Bishop's Croft home and office in Harborne, into the 21st century with disabled access and a new raised floor and entrance.See the full content of this document
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Bishop's Row Over Chapel
But Andy Foster, of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, said the chapel was a fine example of arts and crafts architecture, which was of national significance.
He said he was concerned the raising of decorative wood panelling to accommodate a new floor would ruin the look of the chapel and was against the removal of pews and widening entrances.pounds 300m MIRA work begins Wor...See the full content of this document
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