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'''Church House'', at 90 Deansgate in the centre of [[Manchester]] is the administrative centre for the [[Church of England]]'s Diocese of Manchester.<ref>http://www.manchester.anglican.org/church-house-departments Official website</ref>
[[File:Church House Manchester.jpg|thumb|The entrance to Church House, Deansgate]]'''Church House''', at 90 Deansgate in the centre of [[Manchester]], is the administrative centre for the [[Church of England]]'s Diocese of Manchester.<ref>http://www.manchester.anglican.org/church-house-departments Official website.</ref>


==LGBT history==
==LGBT history==


On 7 October 1964, Church House was the venue for the first ever meeting of the North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee, which eventually became CHE, the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]].<ref>''[[Amiable Warriors]]'', Chapter 2.</ref>
On 7 October 1964, Church House was the venue for the first ever public meeting of the North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee, which eventually became CHE, the [[Campaign for Homosexual Equality]].<ref>''[[Amiable Warriors]]'', Volume One, pages 120–121.</ref> The meeting was facilitated by the then Bishop of [[Middleton]], [[Ted Wickham]].
 
On 7 October 2014, a plaque was unveiled at Church House to celebrate the [[CHE 50th anniversary|50th anniversary]] of the original meeting.


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The entrance to Church House, Deansgate

Church House, at 90 Deansgate in the centre of Manchester, is the administrative centre for the Church of England's Diocese of Manchester.[1]

LGBT history

On 7 October 1964, Church House was the venue for the first ever public meeting of the North Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee, which eventually became CHE, the Campaign for Homosexual Equality.[2] The meeting was facilitated by the then Bishop of Middleton, Ted Wickham.

On 7 October 2014, a plaque was unveiled at Church House to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original meeting.

References