All Saints' Church, Hockley

Church in Birmingham, England
52°29′30″N 1°55′18.6″W / 52.49167°N 1.921833°W / 52.49167; -1.921833LocationBirminghamCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationAll SaintsConsecrated28 September 1833ArchitectureArchitect(s)Thomas Rickman and Henry HutchinsonStyleGothic RevivalCompleted1833Demolished1966SpecificationsCapacity1,000 people

All Saints’ Church, Hockley, originally known as All Saints’ Church, Nineveh, is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.

History

The church was designed by Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson and was a Commissioners' church built on land given by Sir Thomas Gooch. It was consecrated on 28 September 1833 by the Bishop of Worcester.[1]

A parish was assigned out of St Martin in the Bull Ring in 1834. All Saints’ Schools were built in 1843,[2] with a contribution from the Queen Dowager[3] of £20 and these buildings still exist on All Saints Street in Hockley.

A mission church was established in 1887 which became St Chrysostom’s Church, Hockley.

The church was enlarged in 1881, and demolished in 1966.

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by J.C. Banfield and Son which was opened on Sunday 26 March 1843.[4] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5] When All Saints’ closed, the organ was moved to Lyndon Methodist Church

References

  1. ^ "All Saints' Church, Nineveh". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 23 September 1832. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ^ "The ceremony of laying the foundation stone". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 23 October 1843. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Her Majesty the Queen Dowager". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 5 June 1843. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ "The new Organ erected in All Saints' Church, Nineveh". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 27 March 1843. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ^ "NPOR [N02360]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 7 March 2015.