St Bartholomew's Church, Allen's Cross Explained

St Bartholomew's Church
Coordinates:52.4118°N -1.9846°W
Location:Allen's Cross, Northfield, Birmingham
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Modern Catholic
Consecrated Date:7 May 1938
Architect:S. N. Cooke
Style:Romanesque
Completed Date:1938
Closed Date:1998
Demolished Date:2006
Length:124feet
Width:47.5feet
Width Nave:27feet
Parish:Allen's Cross
Deanery:King's Norton
Archdeaconry:Archdeaconry of Birmingham
Diocese:Diocese of Birmingham

St Bartholomew's Church, Allen's Cross is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.[1]

History

The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 21 April 1937 by Councillor R. Canning J.P.[2] It took its dedication from St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham which was closed in 1937 because of its failing structure.

It was designed in a Romanesque style to designs by the architect Samuel Nathaniel Cooke and consecrated by the Bishop of Birmingham Ernest Barnes on 7 May 1938.[3]

In 1998 the church suffered an arson attack, and in 2006 the building was demolished. The parish is worshipping in temporary premises until a replacement church can be constructed.[4]

Organ

The church contained an organ dating from 1888 by Walter James Bird which had originally been installed in St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham. It was adapted for installation in this church in 1938. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. The organ was lost in the arson attack of 1998.

Notes and References

  1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. p.194
  2. News: . Foundation Laid of New Church for Birmingham . Birmingham Daily Gazette . England . 22 April 1937 . 2 November 2019 . British Newspaper Archive .
  3. News: . New Church . Birmingham Daily Gazette . England . 6 May 1938 . 2 November 2019 . British Newspaper Archive .
  4. Web site: Church of St Bartholomew, Allens Cross @ Holloway Hall, Northfield . . achurchnearyou . Church of England . 20 February 2015.