The Existing Building

THIS ROOM WAS ERECTED
BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN
COMMEMORATION OF THE
WORK OF WILLIAM ARTHUR ROBERTS
IN FOUNDING. FIRSTLY THE PARISH.
AND SECONDLY THE INSTITUTE.OF 

HOLLYBUSH.

HE BEGAN HIS WORK ON THE 

SIXTEENTH OF AUGUST 1908.

THE ORDER IN COUNCIL
CONSTITUTING HOLLYBUSH
A CONSOLIDATED CHAPELRY
WAS DATED JUNE 24 -1912.
THIS ROOM WAS DECLARED OPEN BY
LORD SOMERS12TH DECEMBER 1922

 The Church Room at Hollybush is a significant building in Hollybush with a strong affectionate following from the villagers. As we research its history we find that it has served the community as a meeting place for dances and social events, it provided shelter and accommodation for a family of evacuees. It supported the Village Fete and Jumble for many years.

The Church Room at Hollybush is in particularly good condition. It was built on excellent foundations. It is structurally sound though decay has taken hold of the windows. The electrics need rewiring and the unfortunate attempt to paint the inside needs remedying by stripping the white paint off the ceiling and walls.

A major upgrade is required to the toilets to make them fit for purpose. Move the kitchen area to the side annex.

There are a considerable number of architectural historians who have a particular interest and enthusiasm for these prefabricated buildings.

Not only are they of architectural interest but they record a time when non-conformist chapels were expanding and seeking alternative accommodation to the established Church. 

Hollybush/ Birtsmorton and the area has associations with nonconformist movements and as a poor rural community, it needed help and support to provide the facilities to support the communities.