St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath

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St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath
Coordinates: 52°27′38.9″N1°53′43″W / 52.460806°N 1.89528°W / 52.460806; -1.89528
Location Balsall Heath
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Thomas
Consecrated 14 August 1883
Architecture
Architect(s) Bateman and Corser
Groundbreaking 28 November 1870
Demolished c.1970

St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath is a former Church of England parish church in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.

Church of England Anglican state church of England

The Church of England is the established church of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior cleric, although the monarch is the supreme governor. The Church of England is also the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the third century, and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury.

Balsall Heath is a working class, inner-city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It has a diverse cultural mix of people and is the location of the Balti Triangle.

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History

The foundation stone was laid on 28 November 1870 by Mrs Sands Cox of Dosthill Hall [1] in memory of Edward Townsend Cox and Jane his wife. The brass plate which covered the foundation stone cavity was inscribed with

Hunc lapidam Ædis sacræ St. Thomæ dedicate In Memoriam Edward T. Cox et Joannae conjugis Posuit Isabella Sands Cox, Kal, Nov. xxviii A.S., MDCCCLXX. T. Bateman et Corser, Arch; T. Hardwick et Fil Ædif [2]

It was consecrated on 14 August 1883 by the Bishop of Worcester [3]

In 1884 a parish was assigned with land taken from the parish of St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath. Part of the parish was taken in 1900 to form part of the new parish of St Patrick's Church, Bordesley

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When the church was closed, the parish was split; part merged with St Mary and St Ambrose, Edgbaston and the rest with St Anne's Church, Moseley.

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Organ

The church contained an organ by Nicholson of Worcester. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4] When the church was closed the organ was moved to St John the Baptist's Church, Longbridge.

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References

  1. ↑ "New Church at Balsall Heath". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 29 November 1870. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "New Church at Balsall Heath". Tamworth Herald. Tamworth. 3 December 1870. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Lord Bishop of Worcester". Worcester Journal. Worcester. 18 August 1883. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "NPOR D02874". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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