St James' Church, Edgbaston

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St James' Church, Edgbaston
52°28′2″N1°54′38″W / 52.46722°N 1.91056°W / 52.46722; -1.91056 Coordinates: 52°28′2″N1°54′38″W / 52.46722°N 1.91056°W / 52.46722; -1.91056
Location Edgbaston, Birmingham
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
StatusConverted to residential use
Dedication St James
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Architect(s) Samuel Sanders Teulon
Completed1852 (1852)
Construction cost£3,000

St James is a former parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham, [1] which was converted into apartments in 2004. [2]

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History

The foundation stone was laid in 1851 [3] and the church was built to designs by Samuel Sanders Teulon in the French Gothic Style. The church was consecrated on Tuesday 1 June 1852 by the Bishop of Worcester. [4]

A restoration and cleaning was undertaken in 1867, when improvements were made to the heating and lighting of the church. [5]

On being made redundant by the Church of England in 1967, the building was empty and became vandalised. It was converted by Astley Towne Developments [6] into residential apartments in 2004 at a cost of £1.2m. The conversion won the following awards:

Organ

The church contained an organ by Henry Jones which was installed in 1887. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN   0140710310 p.165
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1290372)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Monday 20 January 1851. p.3.
  4. ↑ Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, Monday 7 June 1852. p.1. Consecration of St James’s Church, Edgbaston
  5. ↑ Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Saturday 7 September 1867. p.8.
  6. ↑ "St James Church, Edgbaston". Astley Towne Developments. Astley Towne Developments. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "NPOR N07334". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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