St George's Church, Edgbaston, is a

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in the

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Edgbaston Edgbaston () is a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It lies immediately south-west of Birmingham city centre, and was historically in Warwickshire. The Ward (electoral subdivision), wards of Edgbaston and Nort ...

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History

It was built in 1836–38 as a chapel-of-ease to

St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston, also known as Edgbaston Old Church, is a parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham. History The Grade II listed church is medieval, but was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. The ch ...

. The original building consisted of a nave and two aisles, with galleries. The architect was

Joseph John Scoles Joseph John Scoles (1798–1863) was an English Gothic Revival architect, who designed many Roman Catholic churches. Early life and education Scoles was born in London on 27 June 1798, the son of Roman Catholic parents Matthew Scoles, a joiner, ...

. In 1856 the church was enlarged with the addition of a chancel, to a design by the architect Charles Edge. The building was transformed in 1884-5 by the addition of the existing spacious and lofty nave, chancel and south aisle by the leading Birmingham architect

J. A. Chatwin Julius Alfred Chatwin FRIBA, Royal British Society of Sculptors, ARBS, FSAScot (24 April 1830 – 6 June 1907) was a British architect known for his work on the construction and modification of numerous churches in Birmingham. He practiced bo ...

. The old nave became the north aisle, and the old chancel the Lady Chapel. On 21 January 1970, it was made a

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Fittings

The interior has fine woodwork by Bridgeman of Lichfield to the design of

or P. B. Chatwin. This includes * Clergy and choir stalls and parclose screen (1885) * Organ case (1890) * Reredos (1903) * Lady Chapel screen (1906);

Stained glass

There is late

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stained glass: by

Burlison and Grylls Burlison and Grylls is an English company who produced stained glass windows from 1868 onwards. The company of Burlison and Grylls was founded in 1868 at the instigation of the architects George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. Both John Bur ...

Heaton, Butler and Bayne Heaton, Butler and Bayne was a British firm that produced stained-glass windows from 1862 to 1953. History Clement Heaton (1824–1882) Fleming, John & Hugh Honour. (1977) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts. '' London: Allen Lane, p. 371 ...

, Hardman & Co. of Birmingham and most particularly a Jesse tree in the Lady Chapel by

Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe (29 June 1837 – 29 April 1907) was a British Victorian era designer and manufacturer of stained glass. His studios produced over 4,000 windows and also designs for altars and altar frontals, furniture and furnishings, lychg ...

List of vicars

Organ

The organ was built by

Brindley & Foster Brindley & Foster was a pipe organ builder based in Sheffield who flourished between 1854 and 1939. Background The business was established by Charles Brindley in 1854. He was joined by Albert Healey Foster in 1871 and the company acquired the ...

in 1890 and is now defunct. A specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register

List of organists

*Mr. Evans ???? - 1864 - 1865 - ???? (later organist of St Mary's Church, Selly Oak * Charles John Blood Meacham 1888 – 1930Thornsby, Frederick W., ed. (1921) ''Dictionary of Organs and Organists''; 2nd ed. London: G. A. Mate (formerly organist of St. Philips' Church, Birmingham) *Leonard Norman Gibbons (formerly organist of St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak and deputy organist at St. Philip's Cathedral) 1930-1948 * David Bruce-Payne 1978 – 2003 (formerly organist of St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham) *Philip Ypres Smith 2003 – present

References

External links

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Grade II listed churches in Birmingham Churches completed in 1836 19th-century Church of England church buildings Edgbaston