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Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston

Coordinates: 52°27′31″N 1°54′14″W / 52.4585°N 1.9038°W / 52.4585; -1.9038
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Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston
Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston
Map
52°27′31″N 1°54′14″W / 52.4585°N 1.9038°W / 52.4585; -1.9038
OS grid referenceSP 06628 84502
LocationBirmingham
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitebalsallheathandedgbaston.org.uk
History
Consecrated28 September 1898
Architecture
Architect(s)J. A. Chatwin
Groundbreaking1897
Completed1898
Construction cost£8,000 (equivalent to £1,125,600 in 2023)[1]
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Birmingham
ArchdeaconryBirmingham archdeaconry
DeaneryMoseley deanery
ParishSt Mary and St Ambrose, Edgbaston

Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston is a Grade II listed[2] parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.[3]

History

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The site for the church was given by Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe. The church cost £8,000 with the parishioners contributing £2,000 and the Misses Stokes of the Hawthorns, Edgbaston, the balance. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester[4] Rt. Revd. John Perone on 28 September 1898.[5]

The church was built between 1897 and 1898 by J. A. Chatwin. It was a daughter parish to St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston.

Clergy

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  • 1891–1915: Arthur G Lloyd
  • 1915–1950: Martin Cope Heathcote Hughes
  • 1950–1975: Alfred Doyle
  • 1975–1983: Nigel Graham
  • 1983–1988: Richard Wilcox
  • 1990–1994: John Ward
  • 1996–2002: Hilary Savage
  • 2004–2016: Catherine Grylls

Organ

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The first organ in the church was built by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd in 1898. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[6]

Organists

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  • W. Timperley ca. 1890
  • H.S. Williams ca. 1907
  • C.F. Mottram 1919[7] - ????
  • Geoffrey Norman Gibbon 1946 - 1948
  • Anthony John Cooke 1948 – 1949
  • Harrison Oxley 1949 - 1950
  • Geoffrey Norman Gibbons 1950 - 1961[8] (afterwards organist at Henley in Arden)
  • Malcolm Jones 1968[9] - ???? (formerly organist of St Philip's Church, Dorridge)
  • Anthony White 1983 - 1986
  • David Dewar 1989 - 1991

References

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  1. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston (Grade II) (1076224)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ^ The buildings of England. Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
  4. ^ "New church at Edgbaston". Morning Post. England. 11 October 1898. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "The new Church of St Mary and St Ambrose". Gloucester Citizen. England. 29 September 1898. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ^ Musical Times, 1 April 1919
  8. ^ "Music He Likes". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 2 March 1961. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Organist to move". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 1 May 1968. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.