St Agnes' Church, Moseley

St Agnes’ Church, Moseley
St Agnes’ Church, Moseley
52°26′21″N 1°52′30″W / 52.43917°N 1.87500°W / 52.43917; -1.87500Coordinates: 52°26′21″N 1°52′30″W / 52.43917°N 1.87500°W / 52.43917; -1.87500
Location Moseley
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website stagneschurch.co.uk
History
Dedication St Agnes
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Architect(s) William Davis
Groundbreaking 1883
Completed 1884
Administration
Parish St Agnes, Moseley
Deanery Moseley
Archdeaconry Birmingham
Diocese Birmingham

St Agnes Church, Moseley is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England[2] in Moseley.

History

It was designed by the architect William Davis in the Decorated Gothic style. Work started in 1883 and it opened in 1884.[3]

The west tower was completed in 1932 by Charles Bateman.

St Agnes' Church is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England.

Organ

The church has a three manual pipe organ by William Hill & Sons. It was originally built for St Mark’s Church, Leicester in 1871 but was moved to St Agnes’ Church and opened in 1994. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST AGNES (1343411)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England: Warwickshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
  3. ↑ "Church of St Agnes, Colmore Crescent B13". Images of England. London, United Kingdom: Historic England. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "D06670 Version 3.1". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). Reigate, United Kingdom: The British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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