St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham

St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham
St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham, from An historical and descriptive sketch of Birmingham. Bailey, Knott and Beilby. 1 July 1828
Coordinates: 52°28′54.4″N 1°53′24.6″W / 52.481778°N 1.890167°W
Location	Birmingham
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Bartholomew
Architecture
Architect(s)	William Hiorne and David Hiorne
Style	Neo classical
Completed	1749
Closed	1937
Demolished	1943
Specifications
Capacity	800 people

St Bartholomew’s Church, Masshouse Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.

History

The site for the church was given by John Jennens on land at Masshouse formerly occupied by the Roman Catholic Chapel and convent in 1687, and the building was designed by William Hiorne and David Hiorne and opened as a chapel of ease to St Martin in the Bull Ring in 1749. It was enlarged in 1840-1841^[1] and it became a parish church in its own right in 1847. ^[2] A previous attempt at this had failed in 1772. It was restored in 1893 at a cost of £800.^[3]

Part of its parish was taken in 1869 to form the parish of St Gabriel's Church, Deritend.

The church was closed in 1937, damaged in an air raid in 1942 and demolished in 1943. Part of the parish was assigned to Bishop Ryder Church, Birmingham.

Organ

The organ was installed in 1806 by George Pike England. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[4]

References

1. "Birmingham January 18, 1841". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 18 January 1841. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
2. "Birmingham June 7, 1847". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 7 June 1847. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
3. "Reopening of St Bartholomew's Church". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 15 July 1893. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
4. "NPOR N07315". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 7 March 2015.