St Bartholomew's Church, Allen's Cross

St Bartholomew's Church, Allen's Cross is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.^[1]

St Bartholomew's Church
52°24′42.4″N 1°59′4.6″W
Location	Allen's Cross, Northfield, Birmingham
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Modern Catholic
Website	A Church Near You page
History
Dedication	St Bartholomew
Consecrated	7 May 1938
Architecture
Architect(s)	S. N. Cooke
Style	Romanesque
Completed	1938
Closed	1998
Demolished	2006
Specifications
Length	124 feet (38 m)
Width	47.5 feet (14.5 m)
Nave width	27 feet (8.2 m)
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Birmingham
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Birmingham
Deanery	King's Norton
Parish	Allen's Cross

History

The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 21 April 1937 by Councillor R. Canning J.P.^[2] It took its dedication from St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham which was closed in 1937 because of its failing structure.

It was designed in a Romanesque style to designs by the architect Samuel Nathaniel Cooke and consecrated by the Bishop of Birmingham Ernest Barnes on 7 May 1938.^[3]

In 1998 the church suffered an arson, and in 2006 the building was demolished. The parish is worshipping in temporary premises until a replacement church can be constructed.^[4]

Organ

The church contained an organ dating from 1888 by Walter James Bird which had originally been installed in St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham. It was adapted for installation in this church in 1938. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[5] The organ was lost in the arson attack of 1998.

References

1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p.194
2. "Foundation Laid of New Church for Birmingham". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 22 April 1937. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "New Church". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 6 May 1938. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Church of St Bartholomew, Allens Cross @ Holloway Hall, Northfield". achurchnearyou. Church of England. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
5. "NPOR [N07316]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 19 February 2015.