St Agnes’ Church is a former Church of England parish church in Cotteridge, Birmingham.[1]
| St Agnes’ Church, Cotteridge | |
|---|---|
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| 52°24′58.1″N 1°55′44.5″W / 52.416139°N 1.929028°W | |
| Location | Cotteridge |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Agnes |
| Consecrated | 1903 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Cossins, Peacock and Bewlay |
| Groundbreaking | 1902 |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Closed | 24 February 1985 |
| Demolished | January 1986 |
History
editSt Agnes Church began as a church room in Cotteridge, when it was licensed as a mission of St Nicolas' Church, Kings Norton in 1898. In 1902 work started on a new building to designs by the architects Cossins, Peacock and Bewlay and in 1903 the new church was consecrated. In 1916, when the living, in the gift of the Vicar of Kings Norton, became a vicarage, the church was assigned a parish out of St Nicolas' Church, Kings Norton. The parish of Holy Cross in Billesley, was assigned land from Cotteridge in 1937.[2] The church became St. Agnes Parish Church. This, along with the United Reformed Church, were demolished for the construction of a supermarket and residential properties for elderly people.[3] These two were merged with the Methodist church whose buildings were extended and still stands at the end of the Pershore Road. The church is now known as The Cotteridge Church.
Organ
editThe church contained an organ by Norman and Beard dating from 1903. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]
References
edit- ^ The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p. 189
- ^ British History Online: Churches built since 1800 in Warwickshire - St Agnes, Cotteridge
- ^ Cotteridge Church
- ^ "NPOR [N07303]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 22 March 2015.