Christ Church, Quinton facts for kids
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Christ Church, Quinton
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52°27′43.04″N 2°00′33.22″W / 52.4619556°N 2.0092278°W | |
Location | Quinton, Birmingham |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Open Evangelical |
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Dedication | Christ |
Architecture | |
Style | Early English |
Groundbreaking | 1840 |
Completed | 1841 |
Construction cost | £2,500 |
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Parish | Christ Church at the Quinton |
Deanery | Edgbaston |
Archdeaconry | Birmingham |
Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Birmingham |
Christ Church, Quinton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.
History
The church was built in 1840 and restored in 1890 by Frank Barlow Osborn and Alfred Reading. The entrance porch was added in 1928.
A parish was assigned in 1841 from St John the Baptist’s Church, Halesowen. Part of the parish was taken in 1933 to form the parish of St Faith and St Laurence's Church, Harborne.
Organ
The two manual pipe organ by John Banfield was installed in 1868. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. but is no longer present.
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