St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath is a former

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 Britai ...

parish church in

Balsall Heath Balsall Heath is an inner-city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It has a diverse cultural mix of people and is the location of the Balti Triangle. History Balsall Heath was agricultural land between Moseley village and the city of ...

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

History

The foundation stone was laid on 28 November 1870 by Mrs Sands Cox of Dosthill Hall in memory of Edward Townsend Cox and Jane his wife. The brass plate which covered the foundation stone cavity was inscribed with

Hunc lapidam Ædis sacræ St. Thomæ dedicate In Memoriam Edward T. Cox et Joannae conjugis Posuit Isabella Sands Cox, Kal, Nov. xxviii A.S., MDCCCLXX. T. Bateman et Corser, Arch; T. Hardwick et Fil Ædif

It was consecrated on 14 August 1883 by the Bishop of Worcester In 1884 a parish was assigned with land taken from the parish of

St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham. History The foundation stone for the first church building was laid on 17 May 1852 by Mrs Taylor, and construction started to designs by James Lyndon Ped ...

. Part of the parish was taken in 1900 to form part of the new parish of

St Patrick's Church, Bordesley St Patrick's Church, Bordesley (also known as St Patrick's Church, Highgate) was a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham. History The foundation stone was laid by William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp on Saturday 23 November 1895. It ...

When the church was closed, the parish was split; part merged with St Mary and St Ambrose, Edgbaston and the rest with St Anne's Church, Moseley.

Organ

The church contained an organ by Nicholson of Worcester. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. When the church was closed the organ was moved to St John the Baptist's Church, Longbridge.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balsall Heath Church of England church buildings in Birmingham, West Midlands Churches completed in 1871