while the church of st john the baptist served the old village of hagley, the development of west hagley after the coming of the railway initiated the building of an overspill mission church there in 1882, after which church street is named. in 1906 it was replaced by st saviour’s church on the corner of park road and worcester road. this consists of a towerless stone-built nave and chancel in what nikolaus pevsner describes as "uninspired" perpendicular style and has a series of windows by francis skeat. there was also a nearby primitive methodist chapel, which gave chapel street its name. built in 1857, it was replaced in 1905 by the free church now on worcester road, whose new building continues to play a central role in the community. this union (non-denominational) church was the second such in the country.