St George's Church, Edgbaston

52°28′05″N 01°55′21″W / 52.46806°N 1.92250°W / 52.46806; -1.92250

St George's Church, Edgbaston, is a parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

History

It was built in 1836–38 as a chapel-of-ease to

The original building consisted of a nave and two aisles, with galleries. The architect was Joseph John Scoles.^[1]

In 1856 the church was enlarged with the addition of a chancel, to a design by the architect Charles Edge.

The building was transformed in 1884-5 by the addition of the existing spacious and lofty nave, chancel and south aisle by the leading Birmingham architect J. A. Chatwin. The old nave became the north aisle, and the old chancel the Lady Chapel.

On 21 January 1970, it was made a

The interior has fine woodwork by Bridgeman of Lichfield to the design of J. A. Chatwin or P. B. Chatwin. This includes

• Clergy and choir stalls and parclose screen (1885)
• Organ case (1890)
• Reredos (1903)
• Lady Chapel screen (1906);

Stained glass

There is late Victorian stained glass: by Burlison and Grylls, Heaton, Butler and Bayne, Hardman & Co. of Birmingham and most particularly a Jesse tree in the Lady Chapel by Charles Eamer Kempe.

List of vicars

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2008)

Organ

The organ was built by Brindley & Foster in 1890^[3] and is now defunct. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

List of organists

• Mr. Evans ???? - 1864 - 1865 - ???? (later organist of St Mary's Church, Selly Oak
• St. Philips' Church, Birmingham
  )
• Leonard Norman Gibbons (formerly organist of
  St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak
  and deputy organist at St. Philip's Cathedral) 1930-1948
• St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham
  )
• Philip Ypres Smith 2003 – present

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2008)

References

External links

• Official website
• Media related to St George's Church, Edgbaston at Wikimedia Commons