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Emmanuel Church, Bentley

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Location
  
Bentley, West Midlands

Denomination
  
Church of England

Consecrated
  
1956

Opened
  
1956

Diocese
  
Diocese of Lichfield

Country
  
England

Dedication
  
Emmanuel

Address
  
Walsall WS2 0BD, UK

Phone
  
+44 1922 624200

Architect
  
Richard Twentyman

Emmanuel Church, Bentley

Website
  
emmanuelbentley.yolasite.com

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Emmanuel Church, Bentley is a parish church in the Church of England in Bentley, West Midlands.

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History

The church was started in 1954 by the architect Richard Twentyman with Lavender and Percy and consecrated in 1956 by Rt. Revd. Stretton Reeve the Bishop of Lichfield. It was built in memory of Alfred Ernest Owen. It was built of brick over a concrete frame. The bell tower is punctuated by asymmetrical openings. The chancel and sanctuary are lit with strongly vertical windows.

The building received praise from Pevsner who describes it as more accommodating and much prettier than their pre-war work. It was listed at Grade II by Historic England in March 2016.

Organ

The church is equipped with a pipe organ by Hawkins dating from 1956. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

Emmanuel Church, Bentley Wikipedia