| The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross | |
Holy Angels' Church
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| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Churchmanship | Anglo Catholic |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
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| Vicar(s) | Fr. Peter Green SSC (Non-Stipendiary Priest in Charge) |
The Church of the Holy Angels is an Anglican church in Hoar Cross, East Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
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It was built by the pious Anglo-Catholic, Emily Charlotte Meynell Ingram (sister of Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax) in memory of Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram. The architects were George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. Work started in 1872 and the church dedication took place in 1876. Further extension and additions took place until the church achieved its present form in 1906.
John Betjeman described the church as "the masterpiece of its late Victorian architect G. F. Bodley" and "great architecture; original, well massed, well sited, well detailed; very English".[1]
The organ was originally built by Samuel Green in 1779 for Bangor Cathedral. It was installed in Hoar Cross by Bishop and Son in 1876 and enlarged by Conacher in 1935. It is currently in situ but unusable and an electronic organ is used for services. The specification of the pipe organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register at [1].