St Bartholomew's Church, Allen's Cross

St Bartholomew's Church
52°24′42.4″N 1°59′4.6″W / 52.411778°N 1.984611°W / 52.411778; -1.984611Coordinates: 52°24′42.4″N 1°59′4.6″W / 52.411778°N 1.984611°W / 52.411778; -1.984611
Location Allen's Cross, Northfield, Birmingham
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Modern Catholic
Website A Church Near You page
History
Dedication St Bartholomew
Architecture
Architect(s) S. N. Cooke
Style Romanesque
Completed 1938
Closed 1998
Demolished 2006
Specifications
Length 124 feet (38 m)
Width 47.5 feet (14.5 m)
Nave width 27 feet (8.2 m)
Administration
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 church was built in 1938 in a Romanesque style to designs by the architect Samuel Nathaniel Cooke.

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.[2]

Organ

The church contained an organ dating from 1888 by Walter James Bird. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3] The organ was lost in the arson attack of 1998.

References

  1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p.194
  2. "Church of St Bartholomew, Allens Cross @ Holloway Hall, Northfield". achurchnearyou. Church of England. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. "NPOR N07316". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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