St. Anne's Church, Park Hill, Moseley is a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

in the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...

located in

Moseley Moseley is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants. The area also has a number of boutiques and ot ...

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 ...

History

The church dates from 1874 and is by the architect

Frederick Preedy Frederick Preedy (2 June 1820 – 28 March 1898) was an architect and glass painter in England. Life Preedy was born in Offenham near Evesham in Worcestershire and died at his son's home in Croydon. During his early life his family moved fro ...

. It is

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. It was originally a separate parish, but is now part of a united benefice with St. Mary's Church, Moseley.

List of Vicars

Robert Scott * Robert Yaxley *Leslie Brotherton *Alan Reynolds *Averyl Bradbook (2004–2005) *Jeremy Dussek (2007–2014 ) *Duncan Strathie (2015–Present) Patterns of Worship at St Anne's Regular Sunday Worship *11:00am Sung Eucharist Patterns of Worship at St Mary's Regular Sunday Worship *8:00am Holy Communion *10:00am Sung Eucharist *6:30pm Evensong Weekday Worship 9.00am Morning Prayer

Organ

The organ is 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 ...

and dates from 1907. It was overhauled by

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in 1984. A specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register
The organ has been sampled and is the instrument which is provided with the

Hauptwerk Hauptwerk is a computer program, brought by Milan Digital Audio, designed to allow the playback or live performance of pipe organ music using MIDI and recorded sound samples. In other words, Hauptwerk is a software that allows its user to play ...

Virtual Organ.

List of Organists

*W. Berridge-Hicks 1897 – c. 1912 – ???? (formerly organist of St. Aidan's Church, Small Heath) *Herbert E . Knott c. 1920 and c. 1921Thornsby, Frederick W., ed. (1921) ''Dictionary of Organs and Organists''; 2nd ed. London: G. A. Mate. *Peter Howard

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moseley, St. Anne's Church of England church buildings in Birmingham, West Midlands 19th-century Church of England church buildings Grade II listed churches in Birmingham Moseley