All Saints' Church, Hockley

All Saints’ Church, Hockley
Coordinates: 52°29′30″N 1°55′18.6″W / 52.49167°N 1.921833°W / 52.49167; -1.921833
Location Birmingham
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication All Saints
Consecrated 28 September 1833
Architecture
Architect(s) Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson
Style Gothic Revival
Completed 1833
Demolished 1966
Specifications
Capacity 1,000 people

All Saints’ Church, Hockley, originally known as All Saints’ Church, Nineveh, is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.

History

The church was designed by Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson and was a Commissioners' church built on land given by Sir Thomas Gooch. It was consecrated on 28 September 1833 by the Bishop of Worcester.[1]

A parish was assigned out of St Martin in the Bull Ring in 1834. All Saints’ Schools were built in 1843,[2] with a contribution from the Queen Dowager[3] of £20 and these buildings still exist on All Saints Street in Hockley.

A mission church was established in 1887 which became St Chrysostom’s Church, Hockley.

The church was enlarged in 1881, and demolished in 1966.

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by J.C. Banfield and Son which was opened on Sunday 26 March 1843.[4] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5] When All Saints’ closed, the organ was moved to Lyndon Methodist Church

References

  1. ↑ "All Saints’ Church, Nineveh". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette (Birmingham). 23 September 1832. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "The ceremony of laying the foundation stone". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette (Birmingham). 23 October 1843. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Her Majesty the Queen Dowager". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette (Birmingham). 5 June 1843. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "The new Organ erected in All Saints’ Church, Nineveh". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette (Birmingham). 27 March 1843. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "NPOR N02360". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.
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