Location Birmingham Denomination Church of England Consecrated 16 May 1865 Opened 1865 Width 13 m Architect Edward Holmes | Country England Dedication Immanuel Completed 1865 Length 28 m Demolished 1964 | |
Architectural style English Gothic architecture Similar Coronation Chair, Royal Birmingham Society of, Highbury - Birmingham, Forest of Arden Hotel and, Digbeth Branch Canal | ||
Immanuel Church, Birmingham, later known as St Thomas and Immanuel, Birmingham is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.
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History
The church was built on the site of the Magdalen Chapel. It was designed by Edward Holmes and consecrated on 16 May 1865 by the Bishop of Worcester, and a parish assigned out of St Thomas' Church, Bath Row
In 1939 the church was closed and the parish united with St Thomas' Church, Bath Row. It was re-opened after St Thomas was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1940. The church finally closed and was demolished around 1964. The font was moved to St Mary's Church, Wythall.
Organ
The church had a pipe organ by Bird. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. When the church was closed, the organ was moved to St Faith and St Laurence's Church, Harborne.