St George's Church, Edgbaston
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Liberal |
| Website | www.stgeorgesedgbaston.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. George |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Edgbaston |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd. Julian Francis |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Phil Ypres-Smith |
| Organist(s) | Shari Ann Bolton |
St. George's Church, Edgbaston, is a parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
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History
It was built in 1836-8 as a chapel-of-ease to St. Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston.
The original building consisted of a nave and two aisles, with galleries. The architect was J.J. Scoles.[1]
In 1856 the church was enlarged with the addition of a chancel, to a design by the architect Charles Edge.
The building was transformed in 1884-5 by the addition of the existing spacious and lofty nave, chancel and south aisle by the leading Birmingham architect J. A. Chatwin. The old nave became the north aisle, and the old chancel the Lady Chapel.
Fittings
The interior has fine woodwork by Bridgeman of Lichfield to the design of J. A. Chatwin or P. B. Chatwin. This includes
- Clergy and choir stalls and parclose screen (1885)
- Organ case (1890)
- Reredos (1903)
- Lady Chapel screen (1906);
Stained glass
There is late Victorian stained glass: by Burlison and Grylls, Heaton, Butler and Bayne, Hardman & Co. of Birmingham and most particularly a Jesse tree in the Lady Chapel by Charles Eamer Kempe.
List of vicars
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Organ
The organ was built by Brindley & Foster and is now defunct. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
List of organists
- Mr. Evans ???? - 1864 - 1865 - ???? (later organist of St Mary's Church, Selly Oak
- Charles John Blood Meacham 1888 – 1930[2][3] (formerly organist of St. Philips' Church, Birmingham)
- Leonard Norman Gibbons (formerly organist of St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak and deputy organist at St. Philip's Cathedral) 1930-1948
- David Bruce-Payne 1978 – 2003 (formerly organist of St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham)
- Philip Ypres Smith 2003 – present
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References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ The Buildings of England, Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ↑ Thornsby, Frederick W., ed. (1912) Dictionary of Organs and Organists. Bournemouth: Logan
- ↑ Thornsby, Frederick W., ed. (1921) Dictionary of Organs and Organists; 2nd ed. London: G. A. Mate
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- Church of England churches in Birmingham, West Midlands
- Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham
- Grade II listed churches in the West Midlands
- Churches completed in 1836
- 19th-century Church of England churches
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