St Anne's Church, Duddeston
| St Anne’s Church, Duddeston | |
|---|---|
St Anne’s Church, Duddeston | |
| 52°29′26.2″N 1°52′9.2″W / 52.490611°N 1.869222°W | |
| SP 08878 88126 | |
| Location | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Anne |
| Consecrated | 1869 |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | 25 June 1868 |
| Completed | 1869 |
Construction cost | £2,600 |
| Closed | 1951 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 770 persons |
| Length | 90.5 feet (27.6 m) |
| Width | 44.5 feet (13.6 m) |
St Anne's Church, Duddeston is a former Church of England parish church in Ashted, Birmingham.
History
The foundation stone was laid on 25 June 1868. The church was erected by William J Briley of Birmingham[1] and was consecrated in 1869.
A parish was assigned of St Matthew's Church, Duddeston and Nechells in 1896.
The church was destroyed during the Birmingham Blitz.[2] When the church officially closed in 1951, the parish was merged back into that of St Matthew's Church, Duddeston and Nechells.
Incumbents
- T.G. Watton until 1873 (then vicar of St Jude's Church, Birmingham)
- T.J. Haworth 1873-1897
- Frederick McKenzie 1897-1912[3]
- Ralph J Bryant 1912 - 1923[4] (afterwards vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Birchfield)
- W. Grome-Merrilees 1923-1926
- Robert Home McCall 1926-1931 (formerly rector of St Andrew's Church, Thorne Coffin)
- W.J. Bastow 1931-1937
- F.S.W. Simpson 1937[5]-1943 (formerly vicar of St Mary and St Hardulph's Church, Breedon-on-the-Hill)
Organ
An organ by Whittaker of Ashton-under-Lyne was installed at a cost of £200 and opened on 17 March 1872[6] by a recital from Stephen Samuel Stratton, organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston. Later it was replaced by an instrument from Sheffields Organ Builders. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7] When St Anne's closed, the organ was moved to St Boniface's Church, Quinton.
References
- ↑ "Warwickshire Parish Churches. Birmingham (St. Anne's Duddeston)". Leamington Spa Courier. Leamington Spa. 26 March 1892. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Birmingham's Bombed Churches". Birmingham Daily Post. United Kingdom. 31 May 1944. Retrieved 3 August 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Will". Evening Despatch. United Kingdom. 14 November 1951. Retrieved 3 August 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Clerical Change". Birmingham Daily Gazette. United Kingdom. 6 November 1923. Retrieved 3 August 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Vicar's New Church". Coalville Times. United Kingdom. 30 April 1937. Retrieved 3 August 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "New Organ at St. Anne's Church". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 18 March 1872. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "NPOR [D05949]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 14 March 2015.