Location Balsall Heath Denomination Church of England Architect(s) Bateman and Corser Dedication Thomas the Apostle | Country England Consecrated 14 August 1883 Demolished 1970 Groundbreaking 28 November 1870 | |
Similar Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle | ||
St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath is a former Church of England parish church in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.
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History
The foundation stone was laid on 28 November 1870 by Mrs Sands Cox of Dosthill Hall in memory of Edward Townsend Cox and Jane his wife. The brass plate which covered the foundation stone cavity was inscribed with
Hunc lapidam Ædis sacræ St. Thomæ dedicate In Memoriam Edward T. Cox et Joannae conjugis Posuit Isabella Sands Cox, Kal, Nov. xxviii A.S., MDCCCLXX. T. Bateman et Corser, Arch; T. Hardwick et Fil Ædif
It was consecrated on 14 August 1883 by the Bishop of Worcester
In 1884 a parish was assigned with land taken from the parish of St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath. Part of the parish was taken in 1900 to form part of the new parish of St Patrick's Church, Bordesley
When the church was closed, the parish was split; part merged with St Mary and St Ambrose, Edgbaston and the rest with St Anne's Church, Moseley.
Organ
The church contained an organ by Nicholson of Worcester. 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 John the Baptist's Church, Longbridge.