St John's Church, Deritend was a

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in the

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, which stood from 1735 until it was demolished in 1947.

History

A church was established in 1380 when the villagers in

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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

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under

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. The church was rebuilt in 1735, and the tower added in 1762. In 1939 the church was united with

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and St Basil's was used as the church of the united benefice. St John's was demolished in 1947. The

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which had been erected as a memorial for the

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was moved to

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Bells

Eight bells were cast in 1776 by Robert Wells of

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. They were removed and recast into a new ring which were installed in

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and then were moved to St John's Church, Perry Barr in 1972.

Organ

In 1906 the church acquired an organ from

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which dated from 1822. It was installed by

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References

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John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...