St. Anne's Church, Park Hill, Moseley is a
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
in the
Church of England
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located in
Moseley
Moseley ( ') is an affluent suburb in south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre.
It is located within the eponymous Moseley ward of the constituency of Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley (UK Parliament constituency), Hall Green and ...
,
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...
.
History
The church dates from 1874 and is by the architect
Frederick Preedy. It is
Grade II listed
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.
It was originally a separate parish, but is now part of a united benefice with
St. Mary's Church, Moseley.
List of Vicars
Robert Scott
* Robert Yaxley
*Leslie Brotherton
*Alan Reynolds
*Averyl Bradbook (2004–2005)
*Jeremy Dussek (2007–2014 )
*Duncan Strathie (2015–Present)
Organ
The organ is by
Brindley & Foster and dates from 1907. It was overhauled by
Nicholson & Co (Worcester) Ltd
Nicholson & Co. Ltd manufactures pipe organs. It was founded in 1841 by John Nicholson. Its work encompasses the creation of new instruments as well as historical restorations, rebuilds and renovations. In 2013, the firm completed the first whol ...
in 1984. A specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register
The organ has been sampled and is the instrument which is provided with the
Hauptwerk Virtual Organ.
List of Organists
*W. Berridge-Hicks 1897 – c. 1912 – ???? (formerly organist of
St. Aidan's Church, Small Heath)
*Herbert E . Knott c. 1920 and c. 1921
[Thornsby, Frederick W., ed. (1921) ''Dictionary of Organs and Organists'';
2nd ed. London: G. A. Mate.]
*Peter Howard
References
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Church of England church buildings in Birmingham, West Midlands
19th-century Church of England church buildings
Grade II listed churches in Birmingham
Moseley