St Mary's Church, Aldridge

St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church
52°36′15″N 1°54′45″W / 52.6043°N 1.9126°W / 52.6043; -1.9126
LocationThe Green, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.aldridgeparish.org.uk
History
FounderBefore 1257
Administration
ParishAldridge
Clergy
RectorRevd Steve Doel

St. Mary's Church is the parish church of Aldridge, a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England. It is operated by the Church of England.[1] The church is grade-II* listed.[2]

South view of the church, as it was in 1800, from an engraving in Stebbing Shaw's "History of Staffordshire."

Records show that it was built before 1257.[3] Other than the 14th-century tower, all the exterior walls were added or rebuilt between the years 1841–1853.[3]

A separate parish, of Great Barr, was created from Aldridge parish in 1866. Its parish church is St. Margaret's, which had existed as a chapel of St Mary's by at least 1552.[4]

A south vestry was added in 1975.[3] Between 1991 and 1995, the pews and choir stalls were removed.[3]

The church has two medieval effigies, of Sir Robert de Stapleton (active c. 1282–1301), lord of the Manor of Great Barr and Aldridge; and of a 14th-century priest, possibly Roger de Elyngton.[3]

The church's historic records are held at Staffordshire Record Office.[3]

Aldridge's war memorial stands on the green next to the church.

The current Rector is the Revd Steve Doel.

A 1955 painting of the church by the then Rector, the Rev Ronald William Cartmel, is in the collection of The New Art Gallery Walsall.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Home page". St. Mary's Church. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1076396)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "history". St. Mary's Church. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Jeremiah Finch Smith (1889), Notes and Collections related to the Parish of Aldridge. Part II The Parish Church and its Clergy, Wikidata Q137485018
  5. ↑ "Aldridge Parish Church". Art UK. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

Further reading

  • Jeremiah Finch Smith (1884), Notes and Collections related to the Parish of Aldridge. Part I The Parochial Registers, Wikidata Q137485003
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