Emmanuel Church, Sparkbrook

Emmanuel Church, Sparkbrook
Emmanuel Church, Sparkbrook
52°27′35.3″N 1°51′38.63″W / 52.459806°N 1.8607306°WCoordinates: 52°27′35.3″N 1°51′38.63″W / 52.459806°N 1.8607306°W
Location	Sparkbrook
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	Emmanuel
Consecrated	1901
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	William Bidlake
Groundbreaking	1900
Closed	1990

Emmanuel Church, Sparkbrook is a redundant Grade II listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham^[2] which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

The foundation stone was laid on 24 September 1900.^[3] The church was designed by William Bidlake and opened in 1901, and was extended in 1927. It was a chapel of ease for Christ Church, Sparkbrook until 1928 when it acquired its own parish.

Emmanuel Church was closed in 1990 and the parish merged with St John's Church, Sparkhill. The building was converted into a residential care home for elderly people, operated by the Ashram Housing Association.

References

1. "Parish Church of Emmanuel, Birmingham". British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
2. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p.208
3. Birmingham Daily Post. Tuesday 25 September 1900. p.7. The Church Congress

External links

• Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1076118)". National Heritage List for England.