All Saints' Church, King's Heath

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All Saints' Church, Kings Heath
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All Saints' Church, Kings Heath
All Saints' Church, King's Heath
52°25′59″N1°53′38″W / 52.4331°N 1.8938°W / 52.4331; -1.8938
Location King's Heath
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church/Liberal
Website website
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Architect(s) Edward Holmes and Frederick Preedy
Groundbreaking 1859
Completed1860
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Birmingham
Parish Kings Heath

All Saints' Church, King's Heath, is a Grade II listed Church of England parish in the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham. [1]

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History

The church was constructed by Edward Holmes and Frederick Preedy in 1860. It was consecrated on 26 July 1860 by Henry Pepys the Bishop of Worcester. The spire was completed in 1866.

The north aisle, organ chamber and vestries were added in 1883 by J. A. Chatwin. [2] The west end was enlarged in 1899 by J. P. Sharp.

Organ

An organ was presented to the church around 1864 by Mr. Dawes. This was replaced in 1892 by an organ by Flight and Robson from St. John's Church, Blackheath, London.

In 1926 and organ by Nicholson and Co was installed. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [3] This was replaced in 2008 by a Phoenix Digital Organ.

Notable clergy

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References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England. Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. ↑ Lichfield Mercury - Friday 12 January 1883
  3. ↑ "Worcestershire Birmingham - King's Heath, All Saints, High Street [N07291]". The National Pipe Organ Register.
  4. ↑ "David Robert Malvern Monteith" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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