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Aston Villa Wesleyan Chapel

1865 establishments in EnglandBuildings and structures demolished in 2008Churches completed in 1865Churches in Birmingham, West MidlandsDemolished buildings and structures in the West Midlands (county)
Demolished churches in Birmingham, West MidlandsFormer Methodist churches in the United KingdomUse British English from August 2026
Aston Villa Wesleyan Chapel
Aston Villa Wesleyan Chapel

Aston Villa Wesleyan Chapel (also known as Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel) was a Wesleyan Methodist place of worship at the junction of George Street and Lozells Street, Birmingham. It is noted as the place at which Aston Villa football club was founded on 21 November 1874.

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Aston Villa Wesleyan Chapel
Lozells Road, Birmingham Lozells

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Lozells Road

Lozells Road
B19 2SX Birmingham, Lozells
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