St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall
| St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall | |
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St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall | |
| 52°22′54″N 1°41′51″W / 52.3816°N 1.6974°WCoordinates: 52°22′54″N 1°41′51″W / 52.3816°N 1.6974°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo Catholic |
| Website | rps.gn.apc.org/leveson/church.htm |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Temple Balsall |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Kathleen Lloyd Roberts |
| Honorary priest(s) | Revd Professor Leslie Houlden |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Norman Ashfield |
St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall is a parish church in the Church of England in Temple Balsall, Solihull, West Midlands, England.
History
The church is of 13th century style but was heavily restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1849.[1] The church is a Grade I listed building.[2][3]
It is thought that the church was built by the Knights Templar and is the Mother Church of the Templars and the Knight Hospitallers. Knights of both Orders are illustrated in the Altar window.[3]
Organ
The church has a small pipe organ by Porritt of Leicester. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]
See also
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References
- ↑ The Buildings of England — Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner, p431.
- ↑ Historic England. "Grade I (218041 )". Images of England.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1075995)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=D02188