St. Margaret's Church, Great Barr

The Church Of St Margaret (also known as St Margaret's Church), is the Anglican parish church of Great Barr and is located on Chapel Lane, Walsall, England. It is dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch.

Church Of St Margaret
St Margaret's Church
The church in June 2005
52.560015°N 1.930628°W / 52.560015; -1.930628
Location	Great Barr, Walsall
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	www.stmargaretsgreatbarr.org.uk
History
Status	Operational
Dedication	Saint Margaret of Antioch
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	July 1986
Specifications
Materials	Limestone rubble Red sandstone dressing Tile roof
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Reverend Prebendary Martin Rutter

The church was rebuilt in 1862, by Griffin.[1] The tower was built of brick in 1677, but this is completely hidden by a Gothic revival red sandstone casing added in 1893.[1] The spire is 18th-century.[1] The pulpit, in alabaster, was made to a design by Walter Tapper.[1]

The war memorial cross in December 2016

The church was granted Grade II listed status in July 1986, legally protecting it from unauthorised alteration or demolition.[1] Its war memorial, described by Historic England as "a lantern cross in the medieval style", was separately listed, also at Grade II, in April 2016.[2]

The church was historically in Staffordshire, and so its historic records are lodged with Staffordshire Record Office.[3]

The church gives its name to the nearby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, and to the former St Margaret's hospital in the adjacent grounds of Great Barr Hall.