Religious Building
MORTUARY CHAPEL AT HANDSWORTH CEMETERY
A place of worship with historical and architectural significance.
This religious building is legally protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. As a Grade I listed building, it is considered to be of exceptional interest - only 2.5% of all listed buildings achieve this status. It has been protected for 44 years.
Heritage Expansion
Listed during an era when the criteria for protection expanded to include more vernacular and industrial heritage.
Building Type
Religious Building
Listed Since
8 July 1982
List Entry
1076218
Nearby Development Sites
Nearby Listed Buildings
FARM BUILDINGS AT SANDWELL PARK FARM, ENCLOSING FARMYARD, AND CART SHED AND BUILDING ATTACHED TO SOUTH WEST SIDE, OFF LODGE HILL ROAD
Gates and four sets of gate piers to Handsworth Cemetery immediately to south east of the Lodge
LODGE TO HANDSWORTH CEMETERY
MILESTONE NEAR THE CORNER OF MILESTONE LANE
THE HAWTHORNS PUBLIC HOUSE JUNCTION OF BIRMINGHAM ROAD AND HALFORDS LANE
What is a Listed Building?
Listed buildings are structures of special architectural or historic interest, protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
- Grade I: Exceptional interest (2.5%)
- Grade II*: Particularly important (5.8%)
- Grade II: Special interest (91.7%)