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St Stephen The Martyr's Church, Newtown Row
St Stephen the Martyr's Church, Newtown Row is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. History The church was funded by the governors of King Edward's School, Birmingham and built by the Birmingham Church Building Society to designs by the architect Richard Cromwell Carpenter. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester on 24 July 1844. In 1869 part of the parish was taken to form a new parish for St Nicolas' Church, Hockley. In 1890 the vicar made liturgical changes to the service, replacing “Psalms and Hymns” with “Hymns Ancient and Modern”, put the choir in surplices, and set the church Ad orientem. which caused a rift amongst some dissident members of the congregation. Some members left and formed an Evangelical Mission in Ormond Street. A major restoration was undertaken in 1896, and the church was rebuilt in 1910 by William Bidlake. In 1896, the parish purchased New John Street West Presbyterian church as a mission room, which two years later w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Several of Bidlake's houses in the Birmingham area were featured in Hermann Muthesius's book (The English House), which was to prove influential on the early Modern Movement in Germany. Life and career Bidlake was born in Wolverhampton, the son of local architect George Bidlake (1830–1892) from whom he received his earliest architectural training. He attended Tettenhall College and Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1882 he moved to London where he studied at the Royal Academy Schools and worked for Gothic Revival architects Bodley and Garner. In 1885 he won the RIBA Pugin Travelling Fellowship for his draughtsmanship, which enabled him to spend 1886 travelling in Italy. On returning to England in 1887 Bidlake settled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Church, Whittall Street, Birmingham
St Mary's was a Church of England parish church in Whittall Street, Birmingham, England. History St. Mary's Church was built in 1774, under an Act of 1772, on Catharine Street (later renamed Whittall Street), then on the northern edge of the town of Birmingham, as a chapel of ease to St Martin in the Bull Ring. The building was designed by Joseph Pickford. It was named to mark the donation of the land on which it stood, and £1,000 of its £4,500 building costs, by Mary Weaman. Two years after opening, part of a gallery collapsed during a service, but the incident did not result in any injuries. Cast iron columns were added, to support the rebuilt galleries. William Hutton, in the second edition of his ''An History of Birmingham'' (1783) wrote: In 1786 John Wesley attended a service and heard a sermon by the first incumbent Edward Burn. A parish was assigned to St. Mary's in 1841 out of St Martin in the Bull Ring. In 1859, 15 women (of a total of 19), who had died i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Margaret's Church, Ladywood
St Margaret's Church, Ledsam Street, Ladywood is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham, England. History The foundation stone was laid on Saturday 9 May 1874 by the Bishop of Worcester. It was designed by Frank Barlow Osborn and erected by Wilson and Sons of Wandsworth. It was consecrated on 2 October 1875 by the Bishop of Worcester, Henry Philpott. A parish was assigned out of St John's Church, Ladywood in 1876. In 1957 the church was closed, and demolished shortly afterwards. The high altar went to St Paul's Church, Grove Park, Chiswick. 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 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Trinity Church, Birchfield
Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Birchfield, Birmingham. The church building was placed on a Heritage at Risk Register due to its poor condition in 2018, but repairs led to its removal from this register. History The foundation stone was laid on 26 May 1863, and the church was built by the architect J. A. Chatwin and builders Briggs & Son of rock faced red sandstone with white limestone bands and dressings. It was consecrated on 17 May 1864, by John Lonsdale, the Bishop of Lichfield. It was built for a congregation of 612 people. The building is 117 ft long, 48.5 ft wide. The church has a good collection of stained glass by the best Victorian manufacturers including Clayton and Bell; Heaton, Butler and Bayne; John Hardman; and Alexander Gibbs of Bedford. A parish was assigned in 1865 out of St Mary's Church, Handsworth. In 1926, part of the parish was taken to form a parish for All Souls' Church, Witton. Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George's Church, Edgbaston
St George's Church, Edgbaston, is a parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham. History It was built in 1836–38 as a chapel-of-ease to St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston. The original building consisted of a nave and two aisles, with galleries. The architect was Joseph John Scoles. In 1856 the church was enlarged with the addition of a chancel, to a design by the architect Charles Edge. The building was transformed in 1884-5 by the addition of the existing spacious and lofty nave, chancel and south aisle by the leading Birmingham architect J. A. Chatwin. The old nave became the north aisle, and the old chancel the Lady Chapel. On 21 January 1970, it was made a Grade II listed building. Fittings The interior has fine woodwork by Bridgeman of Lichfield to the design of J. A. Chatwin or P. B. Chatwin. This includes * Clergy and choir stalls and parclose screen (1885) * Organ case (1890) * Reredos (1903) * Lady Chapel screen (1906); Stained glas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinton, Birmingham
Quinton, is a residential area and ward of Birmingham, England just under west of the city centre. Formerly part of Halesowen parish, Quinton became part of Birmingham in 1909. Quinton was a village and the surrounding area was farmland until the 1930s when the first housing estates were developed. Most of the farmland had been built on by 1980 but some countryside remains in the form of Woodgate Valley Country Park. Along with Bartley Green, Harborne and Edgbaston, Quinton is a part of the Birmingham Edgbaston constituency. History The name of Quinton is thought to derive from ''Cweningtun'', meaning the queen's settlement. Quinton was formerly part of the ancient parish of Halesowen and was largely owned in medieval times by the wealthy abbey at Lapal near Halesowen. In the 1840s, when called ''The Quinton'', mention was made of two small coal mines in the area and that the inhabitants were employed in nail manufacturing. The parish was generally known as ''Ridgacre'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altar
An altar is a Table (furniture), table or platform for the presentation of religion, religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, Church (building), churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in paganism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, modern paganism, and in certain Islam, Islamic communities around Caucasus, Caucasia and Anatolia, Asia Minor. Many historical-medieval faiths also made use of them, including the Religion in ancient Rome, Roman, Religion in ancient Greece, Greek, and Norse paganism, Norse religions. Etymology The modern English language, English word ''wikt:altar#English, altar'' was derived from Middle English ''wikt:alter#Latin, altar'', from Old English ''wikt:alter, alter'', taken from Latin ''wikt:altare#Latin, altare'' ("altar"), probably related to ''wikt:adolere#Etymology 2, adolere'' ("burn"); thus "burning place", influenced by ''wikt:altus#Latin, altus'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ Church, Ward End
Christ Church, Ward End is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham. History The land on which the church was built was given by the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company in the late 1920s. The first sod was cut on 4 March 1934 by Revd. W.E. Dugmore, vicar of St Margaret's Church, Ward End. The foundation stone was laid on 12 May 1934 by Rt. Revd Ernest Barnes Bishop of Birmingham in a ceremony conducted with Masonic rites, Freemasons being present from various lodges in the Warwickshire Province. The church was built to designs by the architect Holland W. Hobbiss by the firm of William Deacon and Son of Lichfield. It was consecrated by Rt. Revd Ernest Barnes Bishop of Birmingham on 29 June 1935. The church contains two sculptures by William Bloye William James Bloye (8 July 1890 – 6 June 1975) was an English sculptor, active in Birmingham either side of World War II. Life Bloye studied, and later, taught at the Birm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Church, Aston Brook
St Mary's Church, Aston Brook is a former parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham. The church was demolished in the 1970s. The church was built in 1863 to designs of the architect James Murray. It was consecrated by Henry Philpott, Bishop of Worcester, on Thursday 10 December 1863. The tower was added in 1882. The church was equipped with a two manual pipe organ by Norman and Beard. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. In 1864, a parish was formed out of the parishes of St. Peter and St. Paul, Aston, St Silas’ Church, Lozells, and St Matthew's Church, Duddeston. The church opened a school for Girls and Infants in 1868. The church is noted for having a rugby club which played a match against a team from Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth. For the team from Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel, this was their first match as Aston Villa Football Club. As a condition of the match, the Villa side had to agree to play the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Edward's Church, Hockley
St Edward's Church, New John Street West, Hockley is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. History The building was constructed as a Presbyterian chapel and opened on 19 June 1857 by Revd. James Hamilton of London. It was obtained by St Stephen the Martyr's Church, Newtown Row in 1896 as a mission room and consecrated as a church in its own right in 1898. Land was taken from the parishes of St Stephen the Martyr's Church, Newtown Row and St Matthias' Church, Farm Street, Birmingham in 1899 to form a new parish. In 1942 the church was merged with St Nicolas' Church, Hockley and then with St George in the Fields, Hockley St George in the Fields, Hockley is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. Built in 1822, it was enlarged in the late 19th century and demolished in 1961. The tomb of architect Thomas Rickman remains a listed structure on the sit .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hockley Church of England church buildings in Birmingham, West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Orientem
''Ad orientem'', meaning "to the east" in Ecclesiastical Latin, is a phrase used to describe the eastward orientation of Christian prayer and Christian worship, comprising the preposition ''ad'' (toward) and ''oriens'' (rising, sunrise, east), participle of ''orior'' (to rise). ''Ad orientem'' has been used to describe the eastward direction of prayer that the early Christians faced when praying, a practice that continues in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox churches, Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Assyrian Church of the East, as well as the Eastern Catholic and Eastern Lutheran churches. It was normative in the Roman Catholic Church until the 1960s, with the current exception of the Tridentine Mass; many Lutheran and Anglican churches continue to offer the Divine Service ''ad orientem''. Although the Second Vatican Council never ordered any change from ad orientem to versus populum, in the aftermath of the Council, such a change was widespread in many places afterward an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
