All Saints' Church, Four Oaks

All Saints’ Church, Four Oaks
All Saints’ Church, Four Oaks
Coordinates: 52°35′9.6″N 1°50′25.99″W / 52.586000°N 1.8405528°W
Location	Four Oaks, Birmingham
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	allsaintsfouroaks.org.uk
History
Dedication	All Saints
Consecrated	30 October 1908
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed
Architect(s)	Edwin Francis Reynolds
Groundbreaking	1908
Completed	1909
Administration
Parish	All Saints Four Oaks
Deanery	Sutton Coldfield
Archdeaconry	Aston
Diocese	Anglican Diocese of Birmingham

All Saints' Church, Four Oaks is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish church in Birmingham.

History

The foundation stone was laid on 11 April 1908 by the diocesan registrar J.B. Clarke^[1] The church was built to designs by the architect Edwin Francis Reynolds and consecrated on Saturday 30 October 1908 by the Bishop of Birmingham.^[2]

The parish was formed from land taken from St James' Church, Hill.

Enlargements were undertaken in 1954 when a choir vestry was added, and the chancel and clergy vestry were added in 1965 by Wood, Kendrick & Williams.

Organ

The church has a pipe organ by Nicholson dating from 1921. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[3]

References

1. "New Church at Four Oaks". Tamworth Herald (Tamworth). 11 April 1908. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
2. "New Church at Four Oaks Consecration Service". Lichfield Mercury (Lichfield). 6 November 1908. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
3. "NPOR N07564". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.