St Anne's Church, Duddeston is a former

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parish church in

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History

The foundation stone was laid on 25 June 1868. The church was erected by William J Briley of Birmingham and was consecrated in 1869. A parish was assigned of

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in 1896. When the church closed in 1951, the parish was merged back into that of

Organ

An organ by Whittaker of Ashton-under-Lyne was installed at a cost of £200 and opened on 17 March 1872 by a recital from Stephen Samuel Stratton, organist of

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. Later it was replaced by an instrument from Sheffields Organ Builders. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. When St Anne's closed, the organ was moved to St Boniface's Church, Quinton.

References

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