Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston is a Grade II listed[2][3] parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.[4]
| Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston | |
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 Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston | |
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| 52°27′31″N 1°54′14″W / 52.4585°N 1.9038°W | |
| Location | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | balsallheathandedgbaston.org.uk |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 28 September 1898 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | J. A. Chatwin |
| Groundbreaking | 1897 |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Construction cost | £8,000 (equivalent to £948,100 in 2021)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Birmingham |
| Archdeaconry | Birmingham archdeaconry |
| Deanery | Moseley deanery |
| Parish | St Mary and St Ambrose, Edgbaston |
History edit
The site for the church was given by Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe. The church cost £8,000 with the parishioners contributing £2,000 and the Misses Stokes of the Hawthorns, Edgbaston, the balance. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester[5] Rt. Revd. John Perone on 28 September 1898.[6]
The church was built between 1897 and 1898 by J. A. Chatwin. It was a daughter parish to St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston.
Clergy edit
- 1891–1915: Arthur G Lloyd
- 1915–1950: Martin Cope Heathcote Hughes
- 1950–1975: Alfred Doyle
- 1975–1983: Nigel Graham
- 1983–1988: Richard Wilcox
- 1990–1994: John Ward
- 1996–2002: Hilary Savage
- 2004–2016: Catherine Grylls
Organ edit
The first organ in the church was built by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd in 1898. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]
Organists edit
- W. Timperley ca. 1890
- H.S. Williams ca. 1907
- C.F. Mottram 1919[8] - ????
- Geoffrey Norman Gibbon 1946 - 1948
- Anthony John Cooke 1948 – 1949
- Harrison Oxley 1949 - 1950
- Geoffrey Norman Gibbons 1950 - 1961[9] (afterwards organist at Henley in Arden)
- Malcolm Jones 1968[10] - ???? (formerly organist of St Philip's Church, Dorridge)
- Anthony White 1983 - 1986
- David Dewar 1989 - 1991
References edit
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Grade II (1076224)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston (Grade II) (1076224)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ The buildings of England. Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ "New church at Edgbaston". Morning Post. England. 11 October 1898. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The new Church of St Mary and St Ambrose". Gloucester Citizen. England. 29 September 1898. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Musical Times, 1 April 1919
- ^ "Music He Likes". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 2 March 1961. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Organist to move". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 1 May 1968. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.