Christ Church, Ward End

Christ Church, Ward End is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.[1][2]

Christ Church, Ward End
Christ Church, Ward End
52°29′23.9″N 1°49′16.5″W
LocationWard End
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.ccbl.org.uk
History
DedicationChrist Church
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Architect(s)Holland W. Hobbiss
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreaking1933
Completed1935 (1935)
Construction cost£11,500
Administration
ParishChrist Church, Ward End
DeaneryYardley and Bordesley
ArchdeaconryBirmingham
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham

History
The Good Shepherd by William Bloye
Latin Cross by William Bloye

The church was built between 1933 and 1935 to designs by the architect Holland W. Hobbiss by the firm of William Deacon and Son of Lichfield.[3]

The church contains two sculptures by William Bloye.

The side chapel was fitted out in 1951 with panelling and an altar from St Stephen the Martyr's Church, Newtown Row. It became a parish in its own right on 28 May 1965.

The church hall was built in 1968 to designs of the architect Noel Hastilow.

In 2005, St Margaret's Church, Ward End was closed, and the parish was merged with Christ Church.

Organ

The organ, a Hope-Jones style concert organ, was installed by Norman & Beard in 1900-1903. It was said to be the largest Hope-Jones organ to survive and was restored in 2008-2009. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]

References
  1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p.208
  2. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1393385)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. "Christ Church and Associated Gate Piers, Gates, Boundary Wall and Railings, Birmingham". British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. "NPOR N17247". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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