St Paul's Church, Hamstead

St Paul’s Church, Hamstead is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Birmingham, England.[1]

St Paul's Church
St. Paul's in February 2020
52°32′30.9″N 1°55′43.4″W
LocationHamstead, Birmingham
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.stpaulshamstead.org.uk
History
DedicationSt Paul
Consecrated29 September 1892 (1892-09-29)
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Architect(s)William Davis
Groundbreaking27 July 1891
Completed1892
Construction cost£3,400
Specifications
Capacity450 persons
Length95 feet (29 m)
Width40 feet (12 m)
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishSt Paul Hamstead
DeaneryHandsworth
ArchdeaconryBirmingham
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham

Location

The church sits west of the A34 Walsall Road, near its junction with Old Walsall Road, on top of a hill overlooking Hamstead, and not far from the border of Birmingham and Sandwell. At the time of the church's construction its site was part of Staffordshire. In 1928 it was incorporated into Birmingham, and thus also Warwickshire, and, from 1974, the West Midlands county.

History

The church originated as a mission church in 1865. Eventually funding was found for a permanent church and the foundation stone was laid on Friday 27 July 1891 by Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe[2] and built to the designs of the architect William Davis. It comprised nave, north and south transepts, north and south aisles and a chancel. It was built of red brick with Bathstone dressings. The contractors were Harley and Son of Smethwick. It was consecrated on 29 September 1892 by Augustus Legge, the Bishop of Lichfield.[3]

In 1894 a parish was assigned with land taken from the parishes of St Mary's Church, Handsworth and St John the Evangelist's Church, Perry Barr.

Hamstead War Memorial

Hamstead War Memorial stands next to the church. Erected by public subscription in December 1920, it commemorates 22 men of the parish who died in World War I. It has the shape of a Celtic wheel-cross and is also Grade II listed.[4]

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References
  1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p. 181
  2. "The New Church at Hamstead". Lichfield Mercury. Lichfield. 31 July 1891. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. "Consecration of St Paul's Church Hamstead". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 30 September 1892. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. "Hamstead War Memorial, Non Civil Parish - 1442623 | Historic England". Historic England. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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