Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Northfield

The Church of Our Lady and St Brigid, Northfield is a Roman Catholic parish church in Northfield, Birmingham.[1]

Our Lady and St Brigid’s Church, Northfield
Our Lady and St Brigid’s Church, Northfield
LocationNorthfield, Birmingham
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websiteourladyandstbrigid.info
History
DedicationOur Lady and St Brigid
Architecture
Architect(s)Ernest Bower Norris
Completed1936
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham

History

A mission was established in 1918 in Steel Road. In 1930 land was acquired and a temporary church was erected in 1931. The current building was erected in 1936 to the designs of the architect Ernest Bower Norris. The church is of red brick with a clerestories nave with aisles, a chancel and south chapel. The bell tower is above the south west porch.[2]

The church contains a large mural of the Resurrection which was painted by Neil Harvey and completed in 2000.

Organ

The church contained an organ by Harris Organ Ltd. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]

References

  1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p. 195
  2. A History of the County of Warwick. Vol. 7. Victoria County History. 1964
  3. "NPOR N07380". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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