Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green is a Grade II* listed parish church in the

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in Winson Green,

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History

The funding for the church was anonymous. It was designed by the architect

William Bidlake William Henry Bidlake MA, FRIBA (12 May 1861 – 6 April 1938) was a British architect, a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement in Birmingham and Director of the School of Architecture at Birmingham School of Art from 1919 until 1924. ...

in the Gothic style and consecrated in 1904. The parish was assigned out of St Cuthbert’s Church, Winson Green and St Chrysostom’s Church, Hockley in 1904. There was a major restoration in 1938.

Bells

The eight bells installed in 1958 were of 1776 by Robert Wells, and were formerly in St John's Church, Deritend. They were moved to St John’s Church, Perry Barr in 1972.

Parish status

The church is now known as Bishop Latimer United Church and is in a local ecumenical partnership between the Anglican Church and the United Reformed Church in Winson Green.

Organ

The church has a two manual pipe organ dating by

James Jepson Binns James Jepson Binns (c. 1855–11 March 1928) was a pipe organ builder based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Organs Pipe organs at the following locations were either built or rebuilt by James Jepson Binns or his JJ Binns company. A number o ...

. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Winson Green Church of England church buildings in Birmingham, West Midlands Grade II* listed churches in the West Midlands (county) William Bidlake buildings Churches completed in 1904 20th-century Church of England church buildings Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham