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Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green
Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Winson Green, Birmingham. History The funding for the church was anonymous. It was designed by the architect William Bidlake in the Gothic style and consecrated in 1904. The parish was assigned out of St Cuthbert’s Church, Winson Green and St Chrysostom’s Church, Hockley in 1904. There was a major restoration in 1938. Bells The eight bells installed in 1958 were of 1776 by Robert Wells, and were formerly in St John's Church, Deritend. They were moved to St John’s Church, Perry Barr in 1972. Parish status The church is now known as Bishop Latimer United Church and is in a local ecumenical partnership between the Anglican Church and the United Reformed Church in Winson Green. Organ The church has a two manual pipe organ dating by James Jepson Binns James Jepson Binns (c. 1855–11 March 1928) was a pipe organ builder based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winson Green
Winson Green is a loosely defined inner-city area in the west of the city of Birmingham, England. It is part of the ward of Soho. It is the location of HM Prison Birmingham (known locally as Winson Green Prison or "the Green") and of City Hospital (formerly Dudley Road Hospital) as well as of the former All Saints' Hospital. The area has a very multi-racial population, with large Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities. There is a nearby large Tesco supermarket and attached Victorian library, Spring Hill Library. 2011 rioting The area was the scene of a riot on the evening of 9 August 2011, one of many to hit England at the time. Three men defending properties along Dudley Road were run over and killed by a car. They were Haroon Jahan (aged 21), Shahzad Ali (aged 30) and Abdul Musavir (aged 31). The father of Jahan appeared on national television the following day and called for the rioting to stop. The alleged driver and passengers of the car were later acquitted in Court. Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Chrysostom’s Church, Hockley
St Chrysostom's Church, Park Road, Hockley is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. History The church was established as a mission from All Saints' Church, Hockley. The foundation stone was laid on 4 June 1887 by Thomas Henry Goodwin Newton, High Sheriff of Warwickshire. The church was built to the designs of the architect John Cotton of Temple Row, Birmingham, and opened on 10 April 1888. It comprised a nave with low aisles, double transepts, a baptistery and the foundations for a tower in the north west corner. A parish was assigned out of All Saints' Church, Hockley. Pevsner records that the church is said to have been renovated in 1891 by William Bidlake. Part of the parish was taken to form a new parish for Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green in 1904. In 1972 the church was merged with All Saints' Church, Hockley and Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green and the church was demolished in 1974. Organ An organ by Eustace Ingram was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churches Completed In 1904
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William Bidlake Buildings
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed Churches In The West Midlands (county)
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Church Of England Church Buildings In Birmingham, West Midlands
Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Christian denomination, a Christian organization with distinct doctrine and practice * Christian Church, either the collective body of all Christian believers, or early Christianity Places United Kingdom * Church (Liverpool ward), a Liverpool City Council ward * Church (Reading ward), a Reading Borough Council ward * Church (Sefton ward), a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward * Church, Lancashire, England United States * Church, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Church Lake, a lake in Minnesota Arts, entertainment, and media * '' Church magazine'', a pastoral theology magazine published by the National Pastoral Life Center Fictional entities * Church (''Red vs. Blue''), a fictional character in the video web series ''Red vs. Blue'' * Chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jepson Binns
James Jepson Binns (c. 1855–11 March 1928) was a pipe organ builder based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Organs Pipe organs at the following locations were either built or rebuilt by James Jepson Binns or his JJ Binns company. A number of these buildings have been demolished and the organs broken up or destroyed. Many original Binns organs in this list have been subsequently rebuilt by other organ builders. *Albert Hall, Nottingham – built by Binns in 1909, replacing a Brindley & Foster destroyed by fire. *All Saints' Church, Stamford – the 1890 Hill organ was rebuilt by Binns in 1916. *Baillie Street Methodist Church. Rochdale – built 1892. Building demolished, but organ acquired by Christ Church, Worthing in 1967. *Castle Street Methodist Church, Cambridge has one of the last organs built before Binns's death. *Christ Church, Patricroft, City of Salford – built 1896. *Christ Church, Great Ayton – build date uncertain, possibly around 1899. *Christ Church, Worth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's Church, Deritend
St John's Church, Deritend was a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham, which stood from 1735 until it was demolished in 1947. History A church was established in 1380 when the villagers in Deritend were given the right to build their own chapel rather than travel three miles to Aston Parish Church. The church was noted as being the place of worship of John Rogers, the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I. The church was rebuilt in 1735, and the tower added in 1762. In 1939 the church was united with St Basil's Church, Deritend and St Basil's was used as the church of the united benefice. St John's was demolished in 1947. The calvary which had been erected as a memorial for the First World War was moved to St Gabriel's Church, Weoley Castle. Bells Eight bells were cast in 1776 by Robert Wells of Aldbourne, Wiltshire. They were removed and recast into a new ring which were installed in Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green and then were moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Cuthbert’s Church, Winson Green
St Cuthbert's Church, Winson Green is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. History The church was started in 1863 as a mission from All Saints' Church, Hockley. Eventually funds were raised for a church building and it was designed by Bateman and Corser. It was consecrated on 24 October 1860 Part of the parish was taken to form a new parish of Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green in 1904. The church was hit by a bomb during the Second World War and despite reopening, did not last long. It was closed in 1960 and demolished in 1964. The church hall survives and is used as a Bengali community centre. The parish was assigned back to Christ Church, Summerfield Christ Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in the Summerfield district of Birmingham. History The foundation stone was laid in November 1883 by the widow of Revd George Lea, vicar of St George's Church, Edgbasto .... Organ The organ was installed by Bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the Midla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of Birmingham
The Diocese of Birmingham is a diocese founded in 1905 in the Church of England's Province of Canterbury, covering the north-west of the traditional county of Warwickshire, the south-east of the traditional county of Staffordshire and the north-east of the traditional county of Worcestershire (now the central section of the West Midlands and small parts of south Staffordshire, north Warwickshire and north Worcestershire) in England. Cathedral The see is in the centre of the City of Birmingham, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip. The 18th-century parish church of Saint Philip in Birmingham was elevated to cathedral status in 1905 when the see was founded, on 13 January 1905. Previously the area had been part of the Diocese of Worcester. Bishops Besides the diocesan Bishop of Birmingham (vacant) and the Bishop suffragan of Aston (Anne Hollinghurst; which see was created in 1954), there are three retired bishops resident in (or ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
