St Mary's Church, Selly Oak
| St. Mary's parish church, Selly Oak | |
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St. Mary's from the south
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| 52°26′17″N 1°56′45″W / 52.4381°N 1.9457°WCoordinates: 52°26′17″N 1°56′45″W / 52.4381°N 1.9457°W | |
| OS grid reference | SP03758220 |
| Location | 923 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6ND |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | St Mary's Church, Selly Oak, Birmingham |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Mary |
| Consecrated | 12 September 1861 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 8 July 1982 |
| Architect(s) | Edward Holmes |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 150 feet (46 m) |
| Materials | sandstone; limestone |
| Bells | 8 (cast and hung 1861–87; re-cast and re-hung 1932) |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Selly Oak |
| Deanery | Edgbaston |
| Archdeaconry | Birmingham |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Jim Cox |
| Honorary priest(s) | Susannah Izzard |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | John Stormont |
St. Mary's Church, Selly Oak is a Church of England parish church in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England.
The parish of St. Mary was from part of the parish of St. Laurence, Northfield in 1862. The parish of St Stephen, Selly Park was formed from part of St. Mary's parish in 1871. The parishes were in the Anglican Diocese of Worcester until 1905, when they became part of the newly created Anglican Diocese of Birmingham.
The church is set back from the main Bristol Road (A38 road) and is approached from the south by a drive, ending at a lychgate at the entrance to the churchyard. There is also an entrance from the north in Lodge Hill Road.
St Mary's foundation stone was laid on 12 July 1860, and the Bishop of Worcester, the Right Reverend Henry Philpott, consecrated the church on 12 September 1861. The church was funded by the manufacturer George Richards Elkington (1801–65) and by Joseph Frederick Ledsam (1791–1862). Ledsam was Chairman of the London and North Western Railway and in 1848 had been High Sheriff of Worcestershire.
The architect Edward Holmes designed the building in a Gothic Revival interpretation of Decorated Gothic. It is built of coursed sandstone, enlivened both inside and out by being laid in courses of two different shades. The stone is from a quarry (now closed) at Weoley Castle. Limestone was used for quoins, window facings and internal columns. The north-west tower has a broach spire 150 feet (46 m) high, topped by a weathercock.
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