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St Silas’ Church, Lozells
St Silas' Church, Lozells is a Grade II listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham now used by the Triumphant Church of God. History The foundation stone was laid on 2 June 1852 by Right Hon. Lord Calthorpe. A vase containing coins of the present reign was deposited in a cavity underneath the stone and covered with a brass plate, referring to Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe with the following inscription: The church was consecrated on Tuesday 10 January 1854 by Henry Pepys, the Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary (officer), head of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Worcester, Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title can be traced back to the foundation of the diocese in the .... The church included galleries across the transepts and at the west end of the nave. The font was a gift from Peter Hollins; the gas-fittings by Ratcliffe of St Paul's Square, Birmingham. The east w ...
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