St Mark's Church, Ladywood

St Mark’s Church, Ladywood
Coordinates: 52°28′59.6″N 1°55′11.0″W / 52.483222°N 1.919722°W / 52.483222; -1.919722
Location Birmingham
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Mark
Consecrated 29 July 1841
Architecture
Architect(s) George Gilbert Scott
Style Early English Gothic
Completed 1841
Construction cost £4,000
Demolished 1947
Specifications
Capacity 1,000 people

St Mark's Church, Ladywood, originally known as St Mark’s Church, Summerhill is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.

History

The church was built on King Edward’s Road, Ladywood by the Birmingham Church Building Society to designs by the architect George Gilbert Scott. The foundation stone was laid on 31 March 1840 by James Taylor.[1] It was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester on 29 July 1841.[2]

A parish was assigned out of St Martin in the Bull Ring in 1843.

The church was closed in 1947 and demolished.

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by Banfield. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "St Mark’s Church, Summer-Hill, Birmingham". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 30 March 1840. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Consecration of St Mark’s Church, Summerhill". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 2 August 1841. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "NPOR N02921". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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