Birmingham Churches

In the past I have often in my excitement received copies of birth and marriage certificates from the Records Office only to have the wind taken out of my sails by the mention of some church I'd never heard of or couldn't locate on my maps. I thought it would be useful to know the exact geographical location of these churches.

I therefore took it upon myself to compile a list of churches, together with their locations, denominations and dates and make it available on the net for the benefit of others in the same situation. Some churches have of course long since been demolished. Where I have a date of demolition I have included it. To locate the roads mentioned look at the road maps on the "Places" page for assistance.
The list doesn't claim to be complete—though it's getting very close! If anyone has any corrections or additions please feel free to them to me. I and others using this list would be very grateful.
The alphabetical list is long. One day I might put it into MySQL, until then I suggest using the search function of your browser to find the church you're looking for (click on the frame first).

Background
Prior to the year 1715 Birmingham comprised only one parish; but at that period a portion of the original parish of St Martin was formed into the parish of St Philip. The population explosion in the town soon meant they couldn't cope with all of the births, marriages and deaths, hence new churches were built at a remarkable rate throughout the 19th century. In 1829 two other districts were formed into the parishes of St George and St Thomas. Some of the new churches were large, others merely subsidiary chapels of the bigger churches. Also England's first Roman Catholic cathedral was built here.
Encumbents would do the rounds of these, performing ceremonies throughout their parish. In 1836 the Birmingham Church Building Society was founded with the aim of erecting 10 new churches in the poorer areas, though due to lack of funds only 5 were actually built. By 1865 another 10 anglican churches had been built, but the following 4 years saw the erection of a further 10 churches, due to the financial aid of the Birmingham Church Extension Society.
Birmingham was a hive of non-conformism in the 18th century. Its most illustrious leader was Joseph Priestley who was at the centre of riots in 1791 which led to some churches being destroyed by fire. Altogether there have been more non-conformist than state churches in the town. The complexity of their history makes the correlation of place of worship to denomination in the list below strictly speaking impossible. For a more detailed look see the page on non-conformist places of worship and their historical development.

The Churches

Key to the denominations here.

Name

Den.

Location

Built/Consecrated

Demolished

Street

Area

Year

Design

All Saints coe All Saints St Hockley 1833 Rickman & Hutchinson 1960s

All Saints coe Albert Rd Stechford 1898 J.A. Chatwin no

All Saints coe Cooksey Rd Small Heath 1875 A.E. Dempster WW2

All Saints coe High St/Vicarage Rd Kings Heath 1859 F. Preedy no

Asbury Chapel wes Handsworth

Balsall Heath Methodist mth Moseley Rd, Lime Grove Balsall Heath 1887 1940

Balsall Heath Congregational con North junction betw, Moseley Rd & Runcorn Rd Balsall Heath yes

Bearwood Methodist mth Sandon Rd Bearwood 1896 John Lancaster Ball no

Belmont Row Chapel wes Belmont Row, corner of Ashted Row Aston bef. 1830

Bishop Latimer coe West side of Handsworth New Rd Winson Green 1902 W.H. Bidlake

Bishop Ryder Memorial coe Gem St, opposite Vauxhall St Gosta Green 1838 (tower 1894) Rickman & Hussey (J.A. Chatwin) 1960

Boldmere Methodist mth Boldmere Rd Boldmere c. 1911 no

Bond Street Baptist Chapel bap Bond St off Constitution Hill Hockley 1750 yes

Bordesley Street Chapel mth Bordesley St Bordesley 1786

Bradford Street Chapel wes Bradford St Bordesley 1786, extended 1823 closed 1836, bombed in WW2

Cannon Street New Baptist Meeting House bap Cannon St Birmingham 1738 1879

Carrs Lane Chapel con West side of Carrs Lane Birmingham 1747, 1802, 1820, 1876 Thomas Whitwell 1820, Thomason 1876 rebuilt 1960

Chapel (daughter of Particular B.C.) bap Willis St corner of Heneage St Duddeston 1841

Cherry Street Chapel (orig was in Whittall St, then Moor St) wes Cherry St, between High St & Temple Row Birmingham 1782 1823 (building 1883)

Chester Road Baptist bap Junction of Chester Rd & Boldmere Rd Boldmere 1913 no

Christ Church coe Council Sq (later Victoria Sq) Birmingham 1805-15 1898

Christ Church coe Summerfield Crescent corner of Gillott Rd Summerfield 1864-83 J.A. Chatwin no

Christ Church coe Grantham Rd Sparkbrook 1867 Medland, Maberley & Medland no

Christ Church coe School Rd Yardley Wood 1840 A.E. Perkins no

Christ Church coe Hagley Rd West Quinton 1840 Osborne & Reading no

Christ Church Baptist Chapel bap Six Ways, junction of Victoria Rd and Witton Rd Aston 1864 James Cranstone now houses

Church of the Messiah bap Broad St Birmingham 1862 J.J. Bateman 1978

Church of the Saviour bap, later mth Edward St corner of Helena St Ladywood 1846-7 Bateman & Drury sometime after it closed in 1965

Ebenezer Chapel con Steelhouse Lane Birmingham 1818 yes

Edward Road Baptist bap Edward Rd corner of Harbury Rd Balsall Heath 1899 no

English Martyrs rc Evelyn Rd Sparkhill 1923 Sandy & Norris no

Erdington Abbey, St Thomas & St Edmund of Canterbury rc Sutton Rd opp. Orchard Rd Erdington 1847 Charles Hansom no

Erdington Baptist bap High St corner of Wood End Rd Erdington 1884 closed 1958, demolished 1961

Erdington Congregational con Junction of Orphanage Rd & Edwards Rd Erdington 1822 yes

Erdington Methodist Chapel mth Junction of Wesley Rd/Station Rd Erdington 1868, rebuilt 1902 no

Four Oaks Methodist mth Lichfield Rd/Four Oaks Rd Four Oaks 1907 Crouch & Butler no

Francis Road Chapel cong East side of Francis St, near junction with Hagley Rd Ladywood 1856 Yeoville Thomason

Freeman Street Baptist Chapel bap Freeman St Birmingham 1729 1754 joined Cannon St

Friends' Meeting House bap Bull St Birmingham 1703 Now housed in house built 1930

General Baptist Church bap Lombard St Birmingham

Gravelly Hill Hart Memorial Chapel meth Gravelly Hill-Kingsbury Road junction Erdington 1890 Ewen Harper 1980s

Hampstead Road Baptist bap Hampstead Rd Handsworth c. 1888 no

Harborne Baptist bap High St opp. Ravenhurst St Harborne Bef. 1905 yes

Harborne Methodist mth South St Harborne 1868 no

Heathfield Road Chapel bap Heathfield Rd Lozells

Highbury Chapel bap Graham St opp. junction with Vittoria St Hockley now a sikh temple

Highgate Baptist bap Moseley Rd opp. Stratford Place Highgate after 1935

Holy Family rc Coventry Rd opp. Benedicts Rd Small Heath 1901? no

Holy Trinity coe Hill St corner of Coleshill St Sutton Coldfield before 1200 no

Holy Trinity rc Lichfield Rd Sutton Coldfield 1834 now the Guildhall

Holy Trinity coe Bradford St/Old Camp Hill Bordesley 1821-23 Francis Goodwin closed 1970s, now a hostel for the homeless

Holy Trinity coe Birchfield Rd/Trinity Rd Perry Barr 1864 J.A. Chatwin no

Hurst Street Mission Hurst St Birmingham 1844 closed 1921

Hurst Street Synagogue jew Hurst St Birmingham 1791

Islington Chapel wes Islington Ladywood bef. 1830

Kings Heath Baptist bap High St Kings Heath 1811, 1816, 1896 rebuilt 1972

King Street Chapel (Lady Huntingdon's Connexion) cal King St off New Street Birmingham 1786 yes

Lichfield Road Wesleyan Church wes Lichfield Rd corner of Victoria Rd Aston 1862 1985

Lombard Street Chapel bap Junction of Lombard St and Moseley St Birmingham 1785 closed 1886, demolished 1960s

Longbridge Lane Friends Meeting House qua Longbridge Lane Longbridge 1878 G. Drysdale no longer a church

Mansfield Road Wesleyan Church wes Mansfield Rd Aston 1883 now Church of God of Prophecy

Methodist Central Hall mth Corporation St Birmingham 1903 E & JA Harper

Methodist Church mth North of Monument Road south of junction King Edward's Road Ladywood

Methodist New Connexion mth Between 128-130 Monument Road, south side opposite corporation baths Ladywood

Morville Street Meth Chapel mth Morville St Ladywood bef. 1862

Mount Zion Chapel bap Northern side of Graham St Hockley 1827 built 1824 as St Andrew's Presbyterian. In 1879 became Methodist New Connexion chapel

New Meeting House prs New Meeting St Birmingham 1732, destroyed by riots in 1791. Rebuilt in 1802 now St Michael & St Joseph RC

Northfield Methodist mth Chatham Rd, corner Bristol Rd South Northfield 1899. Rebuilt in 1956 no

Old Meeting House prs Philip St, Old Meeting St Birmingham 1689 (1794) 1882

Oratory Church of the Immaculate Conception rc North side of Hagley Rd backing onto Plough & Harrow Rd Edgbaston 1852 Henry Clutton no

Oscott College & St Mary's Chapel rc Chester Rd/College Rd New Oscott 1835-38 Joseph Potter no

Our Lady & St Brigid rc Frankley Beeches Rd Northfield 1936 E. Bower Norris no

Our Lady of the Rosary & St Theresa of Lisieux rc Bridge Rd / Parkfield Rd Saltley 1933 G. Drysdale no

Oxford Road Baptist bap Oxford Rd Moseley/Kings Heath 1888 J.P. Osborne now Calvary Church of God

Park Lane Gospel Hall Park Lane Aston 1892 late 1970s

Particular Baptist Chapel bap Cannon St Birmingham 1738 yes

People's Chapel bap Great King St Birmingham 1848 no

Presbyterian Church prs New John St West between Hospital St and Summer Lane Hockley

Providence Chapel mth Corner of Masshouse Lane & Redditch Rd Kings Norton 1838 closed 1918, demolished 1978

Quinton Wesleyan Chapel wes Hagley Rd West/College Rd Quinton 1878 1967

Sacred Heart & St Margaret Mary rc Witton Rd Aston 1922 George Cox no

Second Church of Christ Scientist prs Broad St Birmingham 1848 J.R. Botham now a night club

Selly Oak Methodist wes Oak Tree Lane corner of Raddlebarn Rd Selly Oak 1830, 1877, 1907 now St Paul's

Severn Street Synagogue jew Severn St Birmingham 1807 (1827)

Singers Hill Synagogue ("Englische Schule") jew Blucher St, corner of Ellis St Birmingham 1854-56 Yeoville Thomason no

Slade Road Baptist Chapel bap Slade Rd Little Sutton 1775 yes

Small Heath Methodist wes Coventry Rd opp. Jenkins St Small Heath 1876 1960s

Soho Hill Chapel con Soho Hill Handsworth 1892 yes

Somerset Road Chapel wes Somerset Rd corner of Cornwall Rd Handsworth 1894 now a sikh temple

St Agnes coe St Agnes Rd Moseley 1884-93 William Davis no

St Aidan coe Herbert Rd opp. Chapman Rd Small Heath 1891 F.T. Proud no

St Alban the Martyr coe Conybere St Highgate 1865 (1871) (1881-99) J.L. Pearson no

St Andrew coe St Andrew's St on triangle with Sarah St & Ada Rd Bordesley 1844-46 R.C. Carpenter yes

St Andrew coe Oxhill Rd corner of Slack Lane Handsworth 1907-09 Bidlake no

St Andrew pres see Mount Zion Baptist

St Andrew Greek Orthodox Cathedral gre Arthur Place, junction Summer Hill Terrace & Camden St Birmingham 1873 J.A. Chatwin no

St Anne coe Cato St/St Annes Court Duddeston 1868-70 J.G. Dunne closed 1951, later demolished

St Anne rc Alcester St Highgate 1884 Vicars & O'Neill no

St Anne coe Park Hill Moseley 1874 F. Preedy no

St Asaph coe Gt Colmore St, junction with Latimer St Birmingham 1868 Yeoville Thomason closed 1949, demolished 1960s

St Augustine of Hippo coe Island surrounded by Lyttleton Rd Edgbaston 1868 J.A. Chatwin no

St Augustine of Canterbury rc Avenue Rd Handsworth 1939 G.B. Cox no

St Barnabas coe High St corner of Church Lane Erdington 1824 Thomas Rickman no

St Barnabas coe Ryland St/Grosvenor St West Ladywood 1860 W. Bourne yes

St Barnabas coe Ladypool Rd/Clifton Rd Balsall Heath 1890 F.T. Proud no

St Bartholomew coe Jennens Row, opposite Chapel Row Birmingham 1749 yes

St Bartholemew
(parish church of Edgbaston) coe Top of Priory Rd Edgbaston 1500s or earlier

St Benedict coe Hob Moor Lane Bordesley 1898/1905 1905 Nicol & Nicol no

St Catherine coe Scholefield St (was between Cromwell St and Bloomsbury St) Nechells 1878 Osborne & Reading closed 1945, demolished 1951

St Catherine of Sienna rc Horsefair at the junction with Essex St Birmingham 1875 Dunn & Hansom c. 1965

St Chad's Cathedral rc Between Bath St and Shadwell St Birmingham 1838-41 Pugin no

St Chrysostom coe Park Rd, between Musgrave Rd and Dover St Soho 1888 (1891) John Cotton (W.H. Bidlake) 1971

St Clement coe Nechells Park Rd/Stuart St Nechells 1859 J.A. Chatwin c.1978

St Cuthbert coe Winson Green Rd, corner of Heath St and Cuthbert Rd Winson Green 1870-72 Bateman & Corser yes

St Cyprian with St Chad coe Fordrough, southern side of Coventry Rd Hay Mills 1873 Martin & Chamberlain no

St David coe Bissel St Highgate 1865 Martin closed 1947

St Dunstan rc Kingsfield Rd Kings Heath 1930s 1940

St Edburgha coe Old Yardley Yardley 13th & 14th C no

St Edward coe New John St West Hockley 1896 (previously presbyterian) bombed in WW2

St Edward rc Raddlebarn Rd Selly Park 1902 H.T. Sandy no

St Francis of Assisi rc Hunters Rd / Wretham Rd Hockley 1894 J.J. Scoles

St Gabriel coe Pickford St. West side of Barn St Deritend 1869 J.A. Chatwin bombed 1941 (part still standing). Closed 1945

St Gabriel rc Barn St Deritend bombed in WW2

St George coe Tower St, between Gt Hampton Row and Gt Russell St Hockley 1820-22 Thomas Rickman 1960

St George coe Calthorpe St, on the triangle with Highfield Rd and Westbourne Rd Edgbaston 1838 J.J. Scoles no

St George prs Heathfield Rd Lozells 1896 J.P. Osborne

St George's Chapel of Ease coe Hospital St Newtown / Birmingham c.1870

St Giles coe Bordesley 1905

St Giles coe Church Rd Sheldon 14th C

St James coe Junction of Crocketts Rd and St James Rd Handsworth 1838-40 R. Ebbles no

St James coe Elvetham Rd, triangle with St James Rd and Ryland Rd Edgbaston 1852 S.S. Teulon closed

St James the Less coe Barrack St, corner of St James' St Ashted / Duddeston 1789 c.1956

St John coe South side of High St Deritend, corner of Chapel House St Deritend 1381 (1735) 1947

St John the Baptist coe St Johns Rd Harborne 1858 Yeoville Thomason 1941 (rebuilt and still standing)

St John coe Clarence Rd, corner of North Rd Edgbaston

St John & St Basil coe Heath Mill Lane Deritend 1886 (1911) (Arthur S. Dixon) closed 1939, largely demolished 1947

St John the Evangelist coe Church Lane Perry Barr 1831-33 no

St John the Evangelist coe Stratford Rd corner of St John's Rd Sparkhill 1888 Martin & Chamberlain no

St John the Evangelist rc George St Balsall Heath 1896 A. Vicars no

St John the Evangelist coe Island of Monument Rd/Wood Rd/Darnley Rd Ladywood 1854 S.S. Teulon no

St Joseph rc Thimble Lane corner of Long Acre Nechells 1850 A.W.N. Pugin no

St Jude coe Hill St, opposite Hinckley St Birmingham 1846 Orford & Nash 1971

St Laurence coe Dartmouth Middleway Duddeston 1868 J.A. Chatwin closed 1951, later demolished

St Laurence (parish church of Northfield) coe Rectory Road/Old Church Hill Northfield Ancient no

St Luke coe Bristol St, corner of St Luke St Edgbaston 1840-42 (1903-5) Harvey Egginton (Edward Mansell) 1899 (present building still standing)

St Margaret/Holy Trinity coe St Margaret Road Washwood Heath 1517 (1834-41) Thos. Boyd (J Frith?) planned soon?

St Margaret of Antioch coe Ledsam St where Guild Close now stands, between Alston St and Rann St Ladywood 1875 Osborne & Reading 1955?

St Mark coe North side of King Edward St, corner St Mark's St Birmingham 1841 Gilbert Scott yes

St Mark coe Washwood Heath Rd nr Leigh Rd Washwood Heath 1890 J.A. Chatwin no

St Mark coe Corner of Bleak Hill & Hesketh Cresc. Erdington 1930s no

St Martin (parish church of Birmingham) coe Corner of Edgbaston St and Moat Lane Birmingham First mention 1263. Most recent rebuild 1873-5 no

St Martin's Street Chapel wes St Martin's St, near Broad St Islington bef. 1838

St Mary Aston coe Corner of Aston Rd North and Avenue Road Aston Brook 1863 J. Murray 1971

St Mary (parish church of Handsworth) coe Hamstead Rd, opposite Church Hill St Handsworth 1160 (1570) (1774) no

St Mary's Convent of Our Lady of Mercy rc 98 Hunters Rd Lozells 1840 A.W.N. Pugin no (only church till 1847)

St Mary rc Vivian Rd Harborne 1877 Dunn & Hansom no

St Mary coe Bristol Rd/Lodge Hill Rd Selly Oak 1861 E. Holmes no

St Mary coe 1405 (rebuilt ca. 1914) Moseley Junction St Mary's Row & Alcester Rd (Rickman improvements 1824) no

St Mary's Chapel rc Hunters Rd, opposite Naden Rd Handsworth

St Mary Whittall St coe Whittall St, formerly Catherine St Birmingham 1774 1926

St Mary the Virgin coe Warwick Rd/St Mary's Close Acocks Green 1866 J.G. Bland restored after WW2 bombing

St Mary & St John rc Gravelly Hill Erdington no

St Mary & St John coe Alum Rock Rd nr Anthony Rd Saltley 1935 HW Hobbiss no

St Mary & St Ambrose coe Pershore Rd/Raglan Rd Birmingham 1898 J.A. Chatwin no

St Matthew coe Gt Lister St corner of Willis St Duddeston 1838-40 William Thomas no

St Matthias coe Wheeler St corner of Farm St Hockley 1855 J.L. Pedley closed 1948

St Michael coe St Michaels Rd corner of Soho Hill Handsworth 1855 William Bourne no

St Michael coe Church Rd/Boldmere Rd Boldmere 1857 J.F. Wedmore rebuilt

St Michael rc Moor St Birmingham converted from unit. chapel by Fa. Sherlock

St Michael & All Angels coe Vyse St, corner of Pitsford St at Warstone Cemetery Hockley 1848 1953

St Michael & All Angels coe Field Lane Bartley Green 1838-40 Isaac Newry no

St Nicholas coe Lower Tower St opp. Ward St Hockley 1868 Martin & Chamberlain 1947

St Nicholas Chapel rc Boldmere Rd/Jockey Rd Boldmere 1840 A.W.N. Pugin 1961

St Nicholas Church coe The Green Kings Norton ca. 1213 no

St Oswald of Worcester coe St Oswalds Rd corner of Coventry Rd Bordesley 1889 W.H. Bidlake no

St Patrick coe Frank St Highgate 1873/1889 (chapel), 1897 J.L. Pearson yes

St Patrick rc South side of Dudley Rd opp. the workhouse (now hospital) Winson Green 1876 Dempster & Heaton no

St Paul (the jewellers' church) coe St Paul's Sq Hockley 1776-9 Eykyn no

St Paul coe Bordesley Green 1911

St Paul coe East side of Moseley Rd, corner of St Paul's Rd Balsall Heath 1853 yes

St Paul coe Lozells Rd, corner of James St Lozells 1880 J.A. Chatwin no

St Paul coe Old Walsall Rd Hamstead 1892 W. Davis no

St Peter coe Grove Lane Handsworth 1907 F.B. Osborn no

St Peter coe South side of George St West near Spring Hill Hockley 1907

St Peter coe Dale End Birmingham 1825-27 (1837) Rickman & Hutchison 1899

St Peter rc Broad St, east side of canal Birmingham 1786 1969

St Peter & Paul's (parish church of Aston juxta Birmingham) coe Witton Rd Aston mediaeval bef. 1544 (1879-90) Rebuilt J.A. Chatwin no

St Philip's Cathedral coe St Philip's Square, Colmore Row Birmingham 1711-15 Thomas Archer no

St Saviour coe St Saviour Rd Saltley 1850 R.C. Hussey no

St Saviour coe Bridge St West, corner of Villa St Hockley 1874 J.A. Chatwin 1962?

St Silas coe St Silas' Sq, off Church St Lozells 1854 J.W. Fiddian no

St Stephen coe New Town Row, corner of St Stephen's St Newtown / Aston 1844 R.C. Carpenter closed 1950, demolished 1960s

St Stephen coe Serpentine Rd corner of Selly Park Rd Selly Hill 1870 Martin & Chamberlain no

St Thomas (& Immanuel 1865 Broad St) coe Bath Row/Holloway Head, between Granville St and Washington St (Immanuel was on Broad St, corner of Bishopsgate St) Birmingham 1827-29 Rickman & Hutchinson (St Immanuel by E. Holmes) since 1940 just tower standing

St Thomas in the Moors coe Cox St West (was at junction of Lincoln St with Clevedon Rd) Balsall Heath 1883 Bateman & Corser c. 1970

Church of St Thomas More rc Horse Shoe Lane Sheldon 1969

St Vincent Ashted (school church) rc Ashted Row, corner of Windsor St and Great Brook St Aston 1884 1925

Stirling Road Meth. Chapel wes West side of Stirling Rd, corner of Carlyle Rd Ladywood bef. 1886

Sutton Congregational con Park Rd Sutton Coldfield 1880 rebuilt 1972

Swedenborgian New Jerusalem Church swe Summer Lane Birmingham c.1870

Tonk St Church coe Tonk St (Inkleys) Birmingham 1851 Orford yes

Union Row Chapel wes Union Row off Grove Lane Handsworth 1789 no (now a community project)

Unity Church North side Broad St over the canal Ladywood

Yardley Baptist Church bap Rowlands Rd Yardley 1938

Westminster Road Congregational con Junction of Westminster Rd & Livingstone Rd Handsworth 1882

Winson Green Congregational Chapel bap Winson Green Road, north corner of Villiers St Winson Green

Wretham Road New Church swe North side of Wretham Rd off Soho Hill Hockley 1875 1970

Wycliffe Chapel bap East side of Bristol St, corner of St Luke St Birmingham 1861 W. Middlemore

Wylde Green Congregational con Britwell Rd/Highbridge Rd Wylde Green 1904 no

Wyndham Baptist Chapel bap Hagley Rd, corner of Wyndham Rd Edgbaston

Zion Chapel swe, bap after 1814 Newhall St corner of Lionel St Birmingham 1791 yes

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