St Saviour’s Deaf Church. A church for deaf people had existed in London since the 1870s, and symbolised the equal place of deaf people in church and society. With the building of St Saviour’s – the only purpose built deaf church – in Acton in 1925, the community both underlined its mature development, and created a space exactly architecturally tailored to deaf experience. It closed in 2014, but the congregation continue to meet at other sites.
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St Saviour’s Deaf Church. A church for deaf people had existed in London since the 1870s, and symbolised the equal place of deaf people in church and society. With the building of St Saviour’s – the only purpose built deaf church – in Acton in 1925, the community both underlined its mature development, and created… Read more »