St Margaret's Church, Ledsam Street,

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is a former

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parish church in

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, England.

History

The foundation stone was laid on Saturday 9 May 1874 by the Bishop of Worcester. It was designed by

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and erected by Wilson and Sons of Wandsworth. It was consecrated on 2 October 1875 by the

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, Henry Philpott. A parish was assigned out of

St John's Church, Ladywood The Church of St. John the Evangelist and St. Peter is a Grade II listed Church of England church of Ladywood, Birmingham, England. History The Church of St. John the Evangelist was built to designs by the architect Samuel Sanders Teu ...

in 1876. In 1957 the church was closed, and demolished shortly afterwards. The high altar went to St Paul's Church,

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Organ

An organ by Noble was installed. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. When St Margaret's Church closed in 1957, the organ was given to

St Chad's Church, Rubery St Chad’s Church, Rubery is a Church of England parish church in Rubery, Worcestershire. History The church evolved in 1895 as a mission church from Holy Trinity Church, Lickey. The first building was a small wooden church. The wooden church ...

, Worcestershire.

References

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