St Paul’s Church - The Church of England Church in St Paul’s Square in Birmingham, England.
| Sight | |
| St. Paul's Church | |
|---|---|
| English St paul's church | |
 | |
| A country |  United Kingdom |
| City | Birmingham |
| Denomination | Church of england |
| Diocese | Birmingham Diocese |
| Type of building | Church |
| Architectural style | |
| Project Author | Roger Aikin |
| Established | |
| Construction | 1777 |
| Key dates | |
| 1779 - Consecrated | |
| Website | web.archive.org/web/2008... |
Included in the list of monuments of importance I [2] , designed by Roger Eykyn of Wolverhampton . Construction began in 1777, the consecration took place in 1779. The church was built on land granted by Charles Colmore from the lands of his new estate. The church was visited by early manufacturers and merchants of Birmingham - for example, James Watt had her own chair in it.
It is a rectangular church, similar to London's St. Martin in the Fields . The spire was added in 1823 by Francis Goodwin.
Content
- 1 East window
- 2 Organ
- 2.1 List of Organists
- 3 bells
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
East Window
The east window is an important enameled stained glass window made in 1791 by Francis Eginton, made as an altar painting by Benjamin West (circa 1786), which is now kept at the Dallas Museum of Art [3] [4] . It depicts an episode of Paul’s life “ The Way to Damascus ”.
Authority
The church has excellent acoustics, and for a long time concerts have been held in it, in 2012 the most popular solo organ series 'Thursday Live' by Paul Carr , organist and conductor.
The first documented mention of an organ in a church is the construction of an organ in 1830 by James Bishop. It was located in the gallery, at the western end of the church. Banfield enlarged the organ in 1838 to include a new side keyboard, probably replacing the old one. Bevington and Sons rebuilt and expanded the organ in 1871, and again in 1897.
The organ was transferred to its current location in 1927 by Conacher Sheffield and the company ( Conacher Sheffield & Co. ), with a significant alteration.
After military injuries and weather-related injuries, in 1953 the organ fell into disrepair, in particular, the side keyboard was completely bombed. Hill, Norman & Beard rebuilt the organ in 1964, and this organ still exists, with some additions from 1996. It mixes mechanical and electro-pneumatic actions and decks of various sizes.
List of Organists
- James Stimpson 1842 - ????
- Thomas Munden
- George Hollins
Bells
The first ringing bells appeared in the church in 2005. Prior to this, the church had three bells, used as service and bells for chimes. A new system of ten bells was installed in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Guild of Church Belliers of St. Martin and officially opened on November 25, 2005. The tenor weighs 641 kilograms. [5]
Notes
- ↑ https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1220815
- ↑ Detailed Record
- ↑ Dallas Museum of Art, accession number 1990.232 Archived July 11, 2012.
- ↑ St Paul's website - Features of St Paul's Church Archived November 15, 2012.
- ↑ St Pauls bells Archived on July 28, 2007.
- The Jewelery Quarter - History and Guide , Marie Elizabeth Haddleton, ISBN 0-9513108-0-1
- Pevsner Architectural Guides - Birmingham , Andy Foster, 2005, ISBN 0-300-10731-5
Links
saintpaulbrum.org - official site St. Paul's Church