Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Northfield
| Our Lady and St Brigid's Church | |
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| Coordinates: 52°24′39.53″N 1°58′36.22″W / 52.4109806°N 1.9767278°W | |
| Location | Northfield, Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | ourladyandstbrigid.info |
| History | |
| Dedication | Our Lady and St Brigid |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ernest Bower Norris |
| Completed | 1936 |
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| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham |
The Church of Our Lady and St Brigid, Northfield is a Roman Catholic parish church in Northfield, Birmingham.[1]
History[]
A mission was established in 1918 in Steel Road. In 1930 land was acquired and a temporary church was erected in 1931. The current building was erected in 1936 to the designs of the architect Ernest Bower Norris. The church is of red brick with a clerestories nave with aisles, a chancel and south chapel. The bell tower is above the south west porch.[2]
The church contains a large mural of the Resurrection which was painted by Neil Harvey and completed in 2000.
Organ[]
The church contained an organ by Harris Organ Ltd. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]
References[]
- ^ The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p. 195
- ^ A History of the County of Warwick. Vol. 7. Victoria County History. 1964
- ^ "NPOR [N07380]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic churches in Birmingham, West Midlands
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1936
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom