Where is Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick?
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick is at 130 High Street, Smethwick B66 3AP
In brief
A former church building at 130 High Street, the Smethwick Sikh community bought and opened it in 1961. It is a total rebuild from the church to gurdwara.
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick (November 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick - Details
The Sikh temple opened in 1962.
It was a conversion of the Congregational chapel of 1855.
Rebuilt in stages by G.H.W. Ensor, meeting halls of 1986, dining halls of 1994.
The temple itself was built in 1996-7.
Materials used include grey marble, with yellow detail and a pink base.
Has an onion shaped dome.
A local landmark.
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick (June 2012). Photography by Elliott Brown