St Saviour's Church, Hockley
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St Saviour's Church, Villa Street, Hockley is a former
Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, ...
parish church in Birmingham.


History

The church was designed by
J. A. Chatwin Julius Alfred Chatwin FRIBA, Royal British Society of Sculptors, ARBS, FSAScot (24 April 1830 – 6 June 1907) was a British architect known for his work on the construction and modification of numerous churches in Birmingham. He practiced bo ...
and the contractor was W. Partridge of Monument Lane, Birmingham. It was consecrated on 2 May 1874 by the Bishop of Worcester. The church consisted of a 5 bay nave, north and south aisles, chancel, and a west end tower and spire, reaching to a height of 126 ft. A parish was assigned out of St Matthias' Church, Farm Street, Birmingham. In 1967 the parish was united with
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 co ...
, and the church was demolished


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