St Nicholas’ Church, Elmdon is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Birmingham.[1]
| St Nicholas’ Church, Elmdon | |
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 St Nicholas’ Church, Elmdon | |
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| 52°26′31.31″N 1°45′47.17″W / 52.4420306°N 1.7631028°W | |
| Location | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Website | elmdonchurch.org |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Nicholas |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Architect(s) | John Standbridge of Warwick |
| Groundbreaking | 1780 |
| Completed | 1781 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 150 persons |
| Length | 74 feet (23 m) |
| Width | 32 feet (9.8 m) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Birmingham |
| Archdeaconry | Aston |
| Deanery | Solihull |
| Parish | Elmdon, St Nicholas |
History edit
The Elmdon estate was purchased in 1760 by Birmingham banker, Abraham Spooner (ca. 1690–1788). Elmdon Hall was stated in 1780 and at the same time, he demolished the old medieval church, and constructed a new one adjacent to Elmdon Hall (demolished in 1956), to the designs of John Standbridge of Warwick. It was altered in 1864 and restored in 1880 at a cost of £640.[2]
The church was extended in 1979 when a new nave was added to the south.
Monuments edit
- Isaac Spooner 1816, by Seaborne of Birmingham
- Abraham Spooner (d.1788) and his wife Anne (d. 1783)
- Abraham Spooner Lillingston (d. 1836) by Wilkes of Birmingham
- Jane, Dowager Countess of Rosse (d. 1837) by Wilkes of Birmingham
References edit
- ^ The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p. 288
- ^ "Warwickshire Parish Church. Elmdon". Leamington Spa Courier. Leamington Spa. 21 October 1893. Retrieved 15 March 2015.