Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston
| Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston | |
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 Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston | |
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| 52°27′31″N 1°54′14″W / 52.4585°N 1.9038°W | |
| Location | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | balsallheathandedgbaston.org.uk |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 28 September 1898 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | J. A. Chatwin |
| Groundbreaking | 1897 |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Construction cost | £8,000 (equivalent to £1,125,600 in 2023)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Birmingham |
| Archdeaconry | Birmingham archdeaconry |
| Deanery | Moseley deanery |
| Parish | St Mary and St Ambrose, Edgbaston |
Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston is a Grade II listed[2][3] parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.[4]
History[edit]
The site for the church was given by Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe. The church cost £8,000 with the parishioners contributing £2,000 and the Misses Stokes of the Hawthorns, Edgbaston, the balance. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester[5] Rt. Revd. John Perone on 28 September 1898.[6]
The church was built between 1897 and 1898 by J. A. Chatwin. It was a daughter parish to St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston.
Clergy[edit]
- 1891–1915: Arthur G Lloyd
- 1915–1950: Martin Cope Heathcote Hughes
- 1950–1975: Alfred Doyle
- 1975–1983: Nigel Graham
- 1983–1988: Richard Wilcox
- 1990–1994: John Ward
- 1996–2002: Hilary Savage
- 2004–2016: Catherine Grylls
Organ[edit]
The first organ in the church was built by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd in 1898. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]
Organists[edit]
- W. Timperley ca. 1890
- H.S. Williams ca. 1907
- C.F. Mottram 1919[8] - ????
- Geoffrey Norman Gibbon 1946 - 1948
- Anthony John Cooke 1948 – 1949
- Harrison Oxley 1949 - 1950
- Geoffrey Norman Gibbons 1950 - 1961[9] (afterwards organist at Henley in Arden)
- Malcolm Jones 1968[10] - ???? (formerly organist of St Philip's Church, Dorridge)
- Anthony White 1983 - 1986
- David Dewar 1989 - 1991
References[edit]
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Grade II (1076224)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston (Grade II) (1076224)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ The buildings of England. Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ "New church at Edgbaston". Morning Post. England. 11 October 1898. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The new Church of St Mary and St Ambrose". Gloucester Citizen. England. 29 September 1898. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Musical Times, 1 April 1919
- ^ "Music He Likes". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 2 March 1961. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Organist to move". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 1 May 1968. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.