St Paul's Church, Hamstead

St Paul's Church
52°32′30.9″N 1°55′43.4″W / 52.541917°N 1.928722°W / 52.541917; -1.928722Coordinates: 52°32′30.9″N 1°55′43.4″W / 52.541917°N 1.928722°W / 52.541917; -1.928722
Location Hamstead, Birmingham
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website www.stpaulshamstead.org.uk
History
Dedication St Paul
Consecrated 29 September 1892 (1892-09-29)
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Architect(s) William Davis
Groundbreaking 27 July 1891
Completed 1892
Construction cost £3,400
Specifications
Capacity 450 persons
Length 95 feet (29 m)
Width 40 feet (12 m)
Materials Brick
Administration
Parish St Paul Hamstead
Deanery Handsworth
Archdeaconry Birmingham
Diocese Anglican Diocese of Birmingham

St Paul’s Church, Hamstead is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Birmingham, England.[1]

Location

The church sits east of the A34 Walsall Road, near its junction with Old Walsall Road, and not far from the border of Birmingham and Sandwell. At the time of the church's construction its site was part of Staffordshire. In 1928 it was incorporated into Birmingham, and thus also Warwickshire, and, from 1974, the West Midlands county.

History

The church originated as a mission church in 1865. Eventually funding was found for a permanent church and the foundation stone was laid on Friday 27 July 1891 by Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe[2] and built to the designs of the architect William Davis. It comprised nave, north and south transepts, north and south aisles and a chancel. It was built of red brick with Bathstone dressings. The contractors were Harley and Son of Smethwick. It was consecrated on 29 September 1892 by Augustus Legge, the Bishop of Lichfield.[3]

In 1894 a parish was assigned with land taken from the parishes of St Mary's Church, Handsworth and St John the Evangelist's Church, Perry Barr.

References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p. 181
  2. ↑ "The New Church at Hamstead". Lichfield Mercury (Lichfield). 31 July 1891. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Consecration of St Paul's Church Hamstead". Birmingham Daily Post (Birmingham). 30 September 1892. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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