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Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Northfield

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Location
  
Northfield, Birmingham

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Architect(s)
  
Ernest Bower Norris

Country
  
England

Dedication
  
Our Lady and St Brigid

Opened
  
1936

Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Northfield

Website
  
ourladyandstbrigid.info

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham

Similar
  
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The Church of Our Lady and St Brigid, Northfield is a Roman Catholic parish church in Northfield, Birmingham.

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History

A mission was established in 1918 in Steel Road. In 1930 land was acquired and a temporary church was erected in 1931. The current building was erected in 1936 to the designs of the architect Ernest Bower Norris. The church is of red brick with a clerestories nave with aisles, a chancel and south chapel. The bell tower is above the south west porch.

The church contains a large mural of the Resurrection which was painted by Neil Harvey and completed in 2000

Organ

The church contained an organ by Harris Organ Ltd. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Northfield Wikipedia