Our meeting house and warden’s bungalow date from 1964, when they replaced the Friends Hall of 1901. The meeting house combines “modernism and the gentle Bournville approach.”
Frederick Gregory designed the meeting house on an “L” plan, with sliding plate glass walls enclosing a secluded garden. The meeting room and foyer are at the building’s front. Classrooms stretch down the building’s side. The kitchen and toilets are positioned between. Solid walls support low angled roofs. Read more in our Cotteridge Heritage Report.
We made the building energy efficient after 2005 (see Sustainability).
Our meeting house and warden’s bungalow date from 1964, when they replaced the Friends Hall of 1901. The meeting house combines “modernism and the gentle Bournville approach.”
Frederick Gregory designed the meeting house on an “L” plan, with sliding plate glass walls enclosing a secluded garden. The meeting room and foyer are at the building’s front. Classrooms stretch down the building’s side. The kitchen and toilets are positioned between. Solid walls support low angled roofs. Read more in our Cotteridge Heritage Report.
We made the building energy efficient after 2005 (see Sustainability).
The meeting house garden was redesigned in 2012. It is a joy for everyone. A central circle of grass encourages quiet meditation. Paths lead children from a playhouse, up and round the garden, then down a slide to start again. Flowers feed insects in Summer; berries feed the birds in Autumn.
