Completed 1841 Opened 1841 Dedication Mark the Evangelist | Consecrated 29 July 1841 Capacity 1,000 people Demolished 1947 Construction cost 4,000 GBP | |
Architectural style English Gothic architecture Similar Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle | ||
St Mark's Church, Ladywood, originally known as St Mark’s Church, Summerhill is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.
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History
The church was built on King Edward’s Road, Ladywood by the Birmingham Church Building Society to designs by the architect George Gilbert Scott. The foundation stone was laid on 31 March 1840 by James Taylor. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester on 29 July 1841.
A parish was assigned out of St Martin in the Bull Ring in 1843.
The church was closed in 1947 and demolished.
Organ
The church had a pipe organ by Banfield. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
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