St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall Explained

St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall
Dedication:St Mary
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Anglo Catholic
Parish:Temple Balsall
Diocese:Birmingham
Province:Canterbury
Vicar:Revd Kathleen Lloyd Roberts
Honpriest:Revd Professor Leslie Houlden
Organist:Norman Ashfield
Website:http://www.stmarystemplebalsall.org.uk

St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall is a parish church in the Church of England in Temple Balsall, Solihull, West Midlands, England.

History

The church is of 13th century style but was heavily restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1849.[1] The church is a Grade I listed building.

It is thought that the church was built by the Knights Templar and is the Mother Church of the Templars and the Knight Hospitallers. Knights of both Orders are illustrated in the Altar window.

Organ

The church has a small pipe organ by Porritt of Leicester, which was restored and revoiced by the late Peter Collins 2012–2014. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. The Buildings of England — Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner, p. 431
  2. Web site: The National Pipe Organ Register . Npor.org.uk. 1 October 2018.