Emmanuel Church, Bentley
| Emmanuel Church, Bentley, Walsall | |
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Emmanuel Church, Bentley, Walsall | |
| Coordinates: 52°35′19.04″N 2°1′16.36″W / 52.5886222°N 2.0212111°W | |
| Location | Bentley, West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | emmanuelbentley.yolasite.com |
| History | |
| Dedication | Emmanuel |
| Consecrated | 1956 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Twentyman |
| Groundbreaking | 1954 |
| Completed | 1956 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Emmanuel Bentley |
| Deanery | Wulfrun |
| Archdeaconry | Walsall |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
Emmanuel Church, Bentley is a parish church in the Church of England in Bentley, West Midlands.[1]
History
The church was started in 1954 by the architect Richard Twentyman with Lavender and Percy and consecrated in 1956 by Rt. Revd. Stretton Reeve the Bishop of Lichfield. It was built in memory of Alfred Ernest Owen. It was built of brick over a concrete frame. The bell tower is punctuated by asymmetrical openings. The chancel and sanctuary are lit with strongly vertical windows.
The building received praise from Pevsner who describes it as more accommodating and much prettier than their pre-war work.
Organ
The church is equipped with a pipe organ by Hawkins dating from 1956. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[2]
References
- ↑ The Buildings of England. Staffordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710469 p.296
- ↑ "NPOR N03196". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.