Christ Church, Ward End

Christ Church, Ward End is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.[1][2]

Christ Church, Ward End
Christ Church, Ward End
52°29′23.9″N 1°49′16.5″W
LocationWard End
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.ccbl.org.uk
History
DedicationChrist Church
Consecrated29 June 1935
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Architect(s)Holland W. Hobbiss
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreaking4 March 1934
Completed1935 (1935)
Construction cost£11,500
Administration
ParishChrist Church, Ward End
DeaneryYardley and Bordesley
ArchdeaconryBirmingham
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham

History
The Good Shepherd by William Bloye
Latin Cross by William Bloye

The land on which the church was built was given by the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company in the late 1920s. The first sod was cut on 4 March 1934[3] by Revd. W.E. Dugmore, vicar of St Margaret's Church, Ward End. The foundation stone was laid on 12 May 1934 by Rt. Revd Ernest Barnes Bishop of Birmingham[4] in a ceremony conducted with Masonic rites, Freemasons being present from various lodges in the Warwickshire Province.

The church was built to designs by the architect Holland W. Hobbiss by the firm of William Deacon and Son of Lichfield.[5] It was consecrated by Rt. Revd Ernest Barnes Bishop of Birmingham on 29 June 1935.[6]

The church contains two sculptures by William Bloye.

The side chapel was fitted out in 1951 with panelling and an altar from St Stephen the Martyr's Church, Newtown Row. It became a parish in its own right on 28 May 1965.

The church hall was built in 1968 to designs of the architect Noel Hastilow.

In 2005, St Margaret's Church, Ward End was closed, and the parish was merged with Christ Church.

Organ

The organ dates from 1948 and was built by Alfred E. Davies & Son Ltd. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]

References
  1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p.208
  2. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1393385)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. "New Church Scheme". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 5 March 1934. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Bishop's Good Word for Freemasonry. "Cordial Relationship with Church"". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 14 May 1934. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Christ Church and Associated Gate Piers, Gates, Boundary Wall and Railings, Birmingham". British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. "New Church. Consecration by Bishop of Birmigham". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 1 July 1935. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "NPOR E01251". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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