| 词条 | St James' Church, Edgbaston |
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|name = St James' |fullname = |image = St James Church converted to flats - geograph.org.uk - 1244725.jpg |imagesize = |imagelink = |imagealt = |landscape = |caption = The building in 2009 |coordinates = {{coord|52|28|2|N|1|54|38|W|region:GB-BIR_type:landmark|display=title,inline}} |osgraw = |osgridref = |location = Edgbaston, Birmingham |country = England |denomination = Church of England |previous denomination = |churchmanship = |membership = |attendance = |website = |former name = |dedication = St James |dedicated date = |consecrated date = |cult = |relics = |events = |past bishop = |people = |status = Converted to residential use |functional status = |heritage designation = Grade II listed |designated date = |architect = Samuel Sanders Teulon |architectural type = |style = |groundbreaking = |completed date = {{Start date|1852}} |construction cost = £3,000 |closed date = |capacity = |length = |width = |width nave = |height = |diameter = |other dimensions = |floor count = |floor area = |spire quantity = |spire height = |materials = |bells = |bells hung = |bell weight = |parish = |deanery = |archdeaconry = |diocese = |province = }}St James is a former parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham,[1] which has now been converted into apartments.[2] HistoryThe foundation stone was laid in 1851[3] and the church was built to designs by Samuel Sanders Teulon in the French Gothic Style. The church was consecrated on Tuesday 1 June 1852 by the Bishop of Worcester.[4] A restoration and cleaning was undertaken in 1867, when improvements were made to the heating and lighting of the church.[5] On being made redundant by the Church of England in 1967, the building was empty and became vandalised. It was converted by Astley Towne Developments[6] into residential apartments in 2004 at a cost of £1.2m. The conversion won the following awards:
OrganThe church contained an organ by Henry Jones which was installed in 1887. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7] References1. ^The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. {{ISBN|0140710310}} p.165 {{DEFAULTSORT:Edgbaston}}2. ^{{National Heritage List for England|num=1290372|accessdate=23 February 2015}} 3. ^Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Monday 20 January 1851. p.3. 4. ^Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, Monday 7 June 1852. p.1. Consecration of St James’s Church, Edgbaston 5. ^Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. Saturday 7 September 1867. p.8. 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://astleytowne-developments.co.uk/portfolio/st-jamess-church/ |title=St James Church, Edgbaston |author= |date= |website=Astley Towne Developments |publisher=Astley Towne Developments |access-date=22 February 2015}} 7. ^{{National Pipe Organ Register|N07334|accessdate=21 February 2015}} 6 : Church of England church buildings in Birmingham, West Midlands|Churches completed in 1852|Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham|Edgbaston|Former Church of England church buildings|1852 establishments in England |
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