All Saints' Church, Hockley
| All Saints’ Church, Hockley | |
|---|---|
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| 52°29′30″N 1°55′18.6″W / 52.49167°N 1.921833°W | |
| Location | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Consecrated | 28 September 1833 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1833 |
| Demolished | 1966 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,000 people |
All Saints’ Church, Hockley, originally known as All Saints’ Church, Nineveh, is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.
History
[edit]The church was designed by Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson and was a Commissioners' church built on land given by Sir Thomas Gooch. It was consecrated on 28 September 1833 by the Bishop of Worcester.[1]
A parish was assigned out of St Martin in the Bull Ring in 1834. All Saints’ Schools were built in 1843,[2] with a contribution from the Queen Dowager[3] of £20 and these buildings still exist on All Saints Street in Hockley.
A mission church was established in 1887 which became St Chrysostom’s Church, Hockley.
The church was enlarged in 1881, and demolished in 1966.
Organ
[edit]The church had a pipe organ by J.C. Banfield and Son which was opened on Sunday 26 March 1843.[4] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5] When All Saints’ closed, the organ was moved to Lyndon Methodist Church
References
[edit]- ^ "All Saints' Church, Nineveh". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 23 September 1832. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "The ceremony of laying the foundation stone". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 23 October 1843. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Her Majesty the Queen Dowager". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 5 June 1843. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "The new Organ erected in All Saints' Church, Nineveh". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 27 March 1843. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "NPOR [N02360]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 7 March 2015.