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St Bartholomew's Church, Allen's Cross
St Bartholomew's Church, Allen's Cross is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham. History The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 21 April 1937 by Councillor R. Canning J.P. It took its dedication from St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham which was closed in 1937 because of its failing structure. It was designed in a Romanesque style to designs by the architect S. N. Cooke, Samuel Nathaniel Cooke and consecrated by the Bishop of Birmingham Ernest Barnes on 7 May 1938. In 1998 the church suffered an Church arson, arson, and in 2006 the building was demolished. The parish is worshipping in temporary premises until a replacement church can be constructed. Organ The church contained an organ dating from 1888 by Walter James Bird which had originally been installed in St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham. It was adapted for installation in this church in 1938. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. The organ was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northfield, Birmingham
Northfield is a residential area in outer south Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England, near the boundary with Worcestershire, which it was historically within. It is also a Government of Birmingham, England#Districts, council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the ward (politics), wards of Kings Norton, Longbridge, Weoley Castle and the smaller ward of Northfield that includes West Heath, West Midlands, West Heath and Turves Green. Mentioned in the Domesday Book and formerly a small village, then included in north Worcestershire, Northfield became part of Birmingham in 1911 after it had been rapidly expanded and developed in the period prior to World War I. The northern reaches of Northfield fall within the Bournville, Bournville model village and the southern housing estates were originally built by Austin Motors for their workforce. A centre of the Midlands nail making industry during the 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
