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All Saints' Church, King's Heath

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Location
  
King’s Heath

Denomination
  
Church of England

Website
  
website

Opened
  
1860

Groundbreaking
  
1859

Country
  
England

Churchmanship
  
Central/Liberal

Status
  
Active

Phone
  
+44 121 444 0260

All Saints' Church, King's Heath

Address
  
2 Vicarage Rd, Birmingham B14 7RA, UK

Diocese
  
Anglican Diocese of Birmingham

Architects
  
Frederick Preedy, Edward Holmes

Similar
  
St Mary's Church - Moseley, St Barnabas' Church - E, Church of the Ascensio, St Mary the Virgin - Acocks G, St Giles' Church - Sheldon

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

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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. 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. This was replaced in 2008 by a Phoenix Digital Organ.

Notable clergy

  • David Monteith, now Dean of Leicester, served his curacy here from 1993 to 1997.
  • References

    All Saints' Church, King's Heath Wikipedia