St_Andrew's_Church,_Handsworth

St Andrew's Church, Handsworth

St Andrew's Church, Handsworth

Church in West Midlands, England

St Andrew's Church, Handsworth is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Handsworth, West Midlands.

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History

The church originated as the mission church of the Good Shepherd. It opened in a temporary building in 1894 as a mission church of St. Mary's, Handsworth. The current building was designed by the architect William Bidlake in the Arts and Crafts style. Work started in 1907[2] and the building was completed in 1908. The church was dedicated in 1910 and it was consecrated in 1914 when a parish was assigned from St Mary's and St James'.

Organ

The church has a two manual pipe organ by William Bird and Sons of Selly Park. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [3]

Choir

The church has a traditional, robed, parish Choir whose primary function is to lead the sung mass worship at the main service on Sunday at 10.00 am. The choir consists of a cross section of age groups and is structured using the traditional 'SATB' voices. The choir sing and perform traditional, classical and modern works and rehearse and sing a liturgically suitable anthem each Sunday.

References

  1. [1]
    The Buildings of England: Warwickshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
  2. [2]
    Historic England. "Parish Church of St Andrew, Oxhill Road B21 (1076219)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. [3]
    "NPOR [D03301]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

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