St Christopher's Church, Springfield

St Christopher’s Church, Springfield

St Christopher’s Church, Springfield
Coordinates: 52°26′35.75″N 1°51′35.64″W / 52.4432639°N 1.8599000°W / 52.4432639; -1.8599000
Location Springfield, Birmingham
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website stchristopherschurch.co.uk
History
Consecrated 1907
Architecture
Architect(s) Arthur Harrison
Style Decorated Gothic
Administration
Parish Springfield
Deanery Yardley and Bordesley
Archdeaconry Aston
Diocese Anglican Diocese of Birmingham

St Christopher’s Church, Springfield is a Church of England building in the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham.[1]

History

The church was built by the architect Arthur Harrison in the Decorated Gothic style. It was consecrated in 1907, and a parish assigned out of St John's Church, Sparkhill in 1911.[2]

Organ

The church has a two manual pipe organ by Ingram and Co of Hereford from 1936. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]

References

  1. The buildings of England. Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. "A History of the County of Warwick, Volume 7. The City of Birmingham". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. "N07319 Version 3.1". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). Reigate, United Kingdom: The British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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