St Saviour's Church, Hockley

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St Saviour’s Church, Hockley
St Saviour's Church, Hockley
Coordinates: 52°29′42.7″N1°54′36.1″W / 52.495194°N 1.910028°W / 52.495194; -1.910028
Location Birmingham
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Saviour
Consecrated 1 May 1874
Architecture
Architect(s) J A Chatwin
Completed1874
Construction cost£5,200
Closed1967
Specifications
Capacity600 persons
Length85 feet (26 m)
Width43 feet (13 m)
Height126 feet (38 m)

St Saviour's Church, Villa Street, Hockley is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. [1]

History

The church was designed by J. A. Chatwin and the contractor was W. Partridge of Monument Lane, Birmingham. It was consecrated on 2 May 1874 by the Bishop of Worcester. [2] 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, and the church was demolished

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References

  1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN   0140710310 p. 138
  2. "Consecration of St Saviour's Church, Hockley". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 2 May 1874. Retrieved 11 March 2015.