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Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston






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Coordinates: 52°2731N 1°5414W / 52.4585°N 1.9038°W / 52.4585; -1.9038
 

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Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston
Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston
Map
52°27′31N 1°54′14W / 52.4585°N 1.9038°W / 52.4585; -1.9038
LocationBirmingham
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitebalsallheathandedgbaston.org.uk
History
Consecrated28 September 1898
Architecture
Architect(s)J. A. Chatwin
Groundbreaking1897
Completed1898
Construction cost£8,000 (equivalent to £1,125,600 in 2023)[1]
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Birmingham
ArchdeaconryBirmingham archdeaconry
DeaneryMoseley deanery
ParishSt Mary and St Ambrose, Edgbaston

Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston is a Grade II listed[2][3] parish church in the Church of EnglandinBirmingham.[4]

History[edit]

The site for the church was given by Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe. The church cost £8,000 with the parishioners contributing £2,000 and the Misses Stokes of the Hawthorns, Edgbaston, the balance. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester[5] Rt. Revd. John Perone on 28 September 1898.[6]

The church was built between 1897 and 1898 by J. A. Chatwin. It was a daughter parish to St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston.

Clergy[edit]

Organ[edit]

The first organ in the church was built by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd in 1898. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]

Organists[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ UKRetail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  • ^ Historic England. "Grade II (1076224)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  • ^ Historic England. "Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston (Grade II) (1076224)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  • ^ The buildings of England. Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
  • ^ "New church at Edgbaston". Morning Post. England. 11 October 1898. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • ^ "The new Church of St Mary and St Ambrose". Gloucester Citizen. England. 29 September 1898. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  • ^ Musical Times, 1 April 1919
  • ^ "Music He Likes". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 2 March 1961. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  • ^ "Organist to move". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 1 May 1968. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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