St Edward's Church, New John Street West, Hockley is a former

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parish church in Birmingham.

History

The building was constructed as a

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chapel and opened on 19 June 1857 by Revd. James Hamilton of London. It was obtained by

St Stephen the Martyr's Church, Newtown Row St Stephen the Martyr's Church, Newtown Row is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. History The church was funded by the governors of King Edward's School, Birmingham and built by the Birmingham Church Building Society to des ...

in 1896 as a mission room and consecrated as a church in its own right in 1898. Land was taken from the parishes of

and

St Matthias' Church, Farm Street, Birmingham St Matthias’ Church, Farm Street, Birmingham is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. History The church was designed by James Lyndon Pedley. The foundation stone was laid on 30 May 1855 and it was consecrated on 5 June 18 ...

in 1899 to form a new parish. In 1942 the church was merged with

St Nicolas' Church, Hockley St Nicolas’ Church, Lower Tower Street, Hockley is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. History The church was designed by the Birmingham firm of architects, Martin & Chamberlain John Henry Chamberlain, William Martin, ...

and then with

St George in the Fields, Hockley St George in the Fields, Hockley is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. Built in 1822, it was enlarged in the late 19th century and demolished in 1961. The tomb of architect Thomas Rickman remains a listed structure on the sit ...

References

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