St James' Church, Edgbaston

St James'
The building in 2009
Map
52°28′2″N 1°54′38″W / 52.46722°N 1.91056°W / 52.46722; -1.91056
LocationEdgbaston, Birmingham
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
StatusConverted to residential use
DedicationSt James
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Architect(s)Samuel Sanders Teulon
Completed1852 (1852)
Construction cost£3,000

St James is a former parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham,[1] which was converted into apartments in 2004.[2]

History

The 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:

  • Special Design Award, 2004 Birmingham Post and Mail's House Design Awards
  • 2005 Renaissance Award, Birmingham Civic Society
  • 2007 Award for Building Conservation, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards.

Organ

The 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]

References

  1. ^ The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p.165
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1290372)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 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. ^ "St James Church, Edgbaston". Astley Towne Developments. Astley Towne Developments. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. ^ "NPOR [N07334]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 21 February 2015.