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St Giles' Church, Sheldon

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Location
  
Sheldon

Denomination
  
Church of England

Deanery
  
Coleshill

Phone
  
+44 121 722 3978

Heritage designation
  
Listed building

Country
  
England

Dedication
  
St Giles

Archdeaconry
  
Aston

Parish
  
Sheldon, West Midlands

St Giles' Church, Sheldon

Address
  
149 Church Rd, Birmingham B25 8UP, UK

Diocese
  
Anglican Diocese of Birmingham

Similar
  
St Mary the Virgin - Acocks G, St Barnabas' Church - E, St Christopher's Church - S, St Saviour's Church - S, Christ Church - Quinton

St Giles’ Church, Sheldon is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.

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History

The church dates from 1291, but the current building is mostly 14th century. It was restored in 1867 by Slater and Carpenter.

From 1690 the rector was Thomas Bray who later helped to establish the Church of England in Maryland.

Organ

The two manual 14-stop pipe organ was installed by Thomas Hewins. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

St Giles' Church, Sheldon Wikipedia