St Benedict's Church, Bordesley
| St Benedict's Church, Bordesley | |
|---|---|
 Apsidal east end of St Benedict's church, seen from the north | |
  St Benedict's Church, Bordesley Location in the West Midlands | |
| 52°28′28″N 1°50′26″W / 52.4745°N 1.8405°W | |
| Location | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Benedict of Nursia |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 8 July 1982 |
| Architect(s) | Nicol and Nicol |
| Style | Byzantine Revival |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | red brick with sandstone dressings |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Archdeaconry | Aston |
| Deanery | Yardley and Bordesley |
St Benedict's Church, Bordesley is a Church of England parish church in Hob Moor Road, Bordesley, West Midlands, England,[1] about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) east of Birmingham city centre. It is an early 20th-century church in Byzantine Revival style[2] and is Grade II listed.
History and description
[edit]St Oswald's Church, Small Heath established a mission church in the area in 1898. It was a temporary iron building.[3]
The architects Nicol and Nicol of Birmingham designed the present church as its permanent replacement. It was built in 1909[4] and consecrated on 30 April 1910.[3] It is in Byzantine Revival style, built of red brick with red sandstone dressings. The nave is flanked by north and south aisles. Between them are five-bay arcades with round-headed arches on sandstone piers. At the west end of the north aisle is a pedimented porch. A statue of Benedict of Nursia, the church's dedicatee, stands in a niche above its door.[4]
At the east end of the church the chancel has an apse. Inside it is a Byzantine-style painting of the apse representing Christ in Majesty, with angels, and saints in arcading, below. It was painted by Henry Holiday between 1912 and 1919.[4]
The church was made a Grade II listed building in July 1982.[4] Its parish archives were deposited with Birmingham Central Library in February 1998 and are now with its successor, the Library of Birmingham.[3]
Organ
[edit]St Benedict's has an organ in the north aisle of the chancel. It that was built by CH Windridge of Birmingham. It pre-dates the church, having been built in 1894–95. It was modified about 1920 by Conacher of Sheffield. It has three manuals, one set of pedals and 22 stops. [5]
Vicarage
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St Benedict's vicarage is next door to the church in Hob Moor Road. Like the church it was designed by Nicol and Nicol. It was built in 1911–12. English Heritage made it a Grade II listed building in 1997.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Archbishops' Council. "St Benedict, Bordesley". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). Warwickshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.[page needed]
- ^ a b c "Records of St. Benedict's Church, Bordesley". The National Archives. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Anglican Church of St Benedict (Grade II) (1076300)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Warwickshire Birmingham--Bordesley, St. Benedict, Hob Moor Lane [N07317]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "St Benedicts Vicarage (Grade II) (1362093)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
External links
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Media related to St Benedicts, Birmingham at Wikimedia Commons
