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
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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