The Churches of Britain and Ireland

All Saints on All Saints Street at Hockley. Link is to an external website, with a 1933 photo of the church. It was built in 1833, and demolished in 1966 (source) or 1973 or soon thereafter (source). More old photos here and here. As of 2022 (Streetview), its site is undeveloped. SP 0537 8819.

The former Dr. Priestley's Chapel (Unitarian) on Moor Street, aka New Meeting House, was destroyed in the 1791 "Church and King Riot's". A new chapel was built (New Meeting), and this was replaced by the Church of the Messiah (Unitarian) on Broad Street, built in 1862. The now redundant old chapel was sold to the Roman Catholic Church. The Old Meeting House (Unitarian, founded in 1686) was destroyed in the same 1791 riot. Another chapel was built on the same spot, and lasted until the site was acquired by the L.N.W.R for extending their station. A new church was built in 1885 - the Old Meeting Church (Unitarian) on Bristol Street. All © unitarian.co.uk. These, and many other old engravings on this website, are reproduced from the downloadable books on the Unitarian Church Headquarters website here. The books are Pictures of Unitarian Churches by Emily Sharpe (1901) and the 1914 edition of Nonconformist Church Architecture by Ronald P. Jones M.A, (Oxon), and the images are reproduced by kind permission of James Barry of Unitarian Church Headquarters. My appreciation also to Mike Berrell for his efforts in this regard. Link.

Holy Trinity on Trinity Road and Birchfield Road, Birchfield. Another view. SP 067 901. Both © Roy Graham. And another view. © Mehmood Naqshbandi (2009).

St. Anne on Lilley Lane and Alvechurch Road, West Heath. Another view. SP 0275 7764. Both © Peter Morgan (2023). Link. A Streetview from 2022 shows what appears to be a small predecessor church. This is confirmed as a church by a 1905 O.S. map.

St. Chad, the Catholic Cathedral. © Peter Morgan. Two interior views - 1, 2, both © John Balaam (2013). Link.

St. John Fisher (R.C.) on Cofton Road, West Heath. SP 0265 7757. © Peter Morgan (2023). Link.

St. John the Baptist on Longbridge Lane and Turves Green, Longbridge. It's dated here to 1957. SP 0179 7744. © Peter Morgan (2023). Link.

St. Laurence on Rectory Road, Northfield, as seen by Streetview in 2022. Pevsner, in his Worcestershire volume, observes "some of the finest Early English work in the county". SP 0254 7933. Link. A good history, with photos. Grade I listed. The churchyard wall is also listed, as grade II.

The former St. Luke (1903) on Bristol Road. It had a predecessor on the same site, which was built in 1842, and demolished in 1899. After the congregation moved out, it was home to a Redeemed Christian Church of God, but they too seem to have moved on, apparently before May 2015. Another view. SP 068 856. Both © Martin Richter (2015). A photo of the previous church is available here, which has other photos (including one of the successor church of circa 2000 on Great Colmore Street) and a decent history.

St. Nicholas at King's Norton. It's not well seen by Streetview, but here are two views anyway - 1, 2. SP 0493 7895. Link. Grade I listed. A monument in the churchyard is listed as grade II.

St. Paul, in St. Paul's Square, in the Jewellery Quarter. SP 0648 8747. © Peter Morgan. A 2021 Streetview provides another view. Link. Grade I listed, wherein it's dated to 1776-9.

St. Philip, originally a church, was elevated to the status of cathedral in 1905. SP 0694 8703. © Peter Morgan. Another view, © Peter Fowler. An old print, captioned "The Cathedral Church of St. Philip". © Colin Waters' Collection. Link1. History page. Its grade I listing dates it to 1709-1715. For other related listed features, see here.

The St. Stephen the Martyr on Shepley Road and Edgewood Road, Rednal. Peter describes it as "disused", but if this is correct it must be a very recent closure, as a 2022 Streetview shows it with a sign saying "celebrating 70 years", and it still has a live website. © Peter Morgan (2023).

Salem Strict and Particular Baptist Chapel on Albion Street, as seen by Streetview in 2024. The date-stone advises that there has been a chapel on the site since 1852, the congregation having previously been on a different site or sites since 1791. Kevin Price advises that the present building dates from the 1950's, it having been re-built because of wartime damage. SP 0604 8750. © Alan Marsden (2024). The adjacent building, on the corner of Albion Street and Frederick Street, is the site of an otherwise unidentified Chapel, shown on on-line maps from the earliest available (1890) to the latest (1959). It may have been the Calvinist Chapel mentioned here as a "handsome structure in Frederick street". It's site was seen by Streetview in 2024 - the single storey Salem can be seen to its left.

Unitarian Domestic Mission on Hurst Street. Founded 1840, built 1844, and enlarged (and largely re-built) in 1870. © unitarian.co.uk. This, and many other old engravings on this website, are reproduced from the downloadable books on the Unitarian Church Headquarters website here. The books are Pictures of Unitarian Churches by Emily Sharpe (1901) and the 1914 edition of Nonconformist Church Architecture by Ronald P. Jones M.A, (Oxon), and the images are reproduced by kind permission of James Barry of Unitarian Church Headquarters. My appreciation also to Mike Berrell for his efforts in this regard.

Bearwood
Redeemed Christian Church of God on Barnsley Road. Marked on a 1975 map as Sandon Road Methodist Church, the building in John's photo was a large addition (sometime between 1888 and 1904) to an existing Wesleyan Chapel seen here on Google Maps. SP 024 863. © John French.
Sandon Road Methodist Church on Sandon Road was, according to a 1975 map, a Christian Science Church (which appears to date from the 1950's). When they departed, and the Methodists moved in, is not, at present, known. SP 024 865. © John French.

Billesley
Assemblies of the First Born (Pentecostal) on the south side of Brook Lane, as seen by Streetview in 2012. As can be seen, it used to be a Baptist Church, and was built in 1927. The sign had been blotted out by the time of the Streetview visit in 2021. SP 0873 8133. Link.
Community of Christ Birmingham (2012 Streetview), on Yardley Wood Road. A better photo is available here. SP 0870 8066. Link.
Full Gospel Tabernacle, also on Yardley Wood Road. Streetviews from 2022 and 2016. SP 0883 8099. Link.
Holy Cross stands on Beauchamp Road at SP 0877 8039. It was seen by Streetview in 2020. Link. Another page mentions their 75th anniversary in 2021, so built in 1936.
Masjid Abu Bakr Billesley on Yardley Wood Road, as seen by Streetview in 2022. SP 0879 8087. Link.
A Methodist Church stood on the south side of Trittiford Road. It was originally Wesleyan, dating from 1928, and available maps show that it remained in use at least into the late 1950's. It's noted here as having closed in 1998. There are some very small photos available here at the bottom of the page. You need to register to get a better look. It has been demolished, and a Nursing Home now stands on the site (2021 Streetview). SP 0895 8088.

Brandwood End
Calvary Chapel (Elim Pentecostal) on Allens Croft Road and Brandwood Park Road, as seen by Streetview in 2022. SP 0585 8029. Link. The history page dates it to 1959-62.
Monyhull Colony Church on St. Francis Drive and Lindsworth Close originally served the nearby mental hospital (Monyhull Colony). The BBC tells some of its story here. This source says the chapel was opened in 1917 and later dedicated to St. Francis, and re-named in 2004 to Monyhull Church. Streetview provides two different views in 2008 - 1, 2. SP 0671 7917.
The cemetery on Woodthorpe Road has a double Mortuary Chapel (2022 Streetview) at SP 0705 7991. The chapels are aligned N.E.-S.W. The N.E. chapel is labelled as Nonconformist on an old large scale O.S. map, the other being Church of England. Grade II listed, wherein they are dated to 1898.
St. Bede stands on Bryndale Avenue and Doversley Road at SP 0631 7998. It was seen by Streetview in 2020. An on-line source says that the registers commence in 1960. Facebook.

Brookfields
A Baptist Chapel used to stand on Spring Hill at SP 0520 8759. Dated here to 1886, it also notes that it was still active in 1956. Since demolished, its site was seen by Streetview in 2021. Its frontage was closer to the road (near the low railings) than the housing which replaced it.
What is presumably its replacement stands today on Ellen Street and Camden Street at SP 0550 8760. Birmingham Central Baptist Church was seen by Streetview in 2015. Link.
Brookfield Chapel stood on Crabtree Road. This source says it was originally Methodist New Connexion, and existed by 1886. It changed hands in 1897, whereupon it was Baptist (as Zoar), and is known to have survived at least until 1941. Its site (on the grass) was seen by Streetview in 2021. SP 0517 8808.
The demolished Brookfield Mission Room stood set back from the east side of Ellen Street at SP 0566 8784. It shows on the oldest available map (1887) but on a map of 1904 is shown as Hall. In a Streetview from 2023, its site was behind the grey building in the background.
Masjid al Saifee (Dahwoodi Bohras) stands at the north-east corner of Icknield Street and Hingeston Street, and was seen by Streetview in 2023 - 1, 2. SP 0566 8779. Link1. Link2.
New Testament Church of God on New Spring Street, as seen by Streetview in 2022. It was originally Methodist New Connexion, dated here to 1893, successor to Brookfield Chapel on Crabtree Road. SP 0537 8782.
The Rock - New Testament Church of God on George Street West, near its junction with Spring Hill. It was previously St. Peter, the consecration of which is dated here to 1902. Another view. SP 0537 8758. Both © John French.

Hay Mills
A Baptist Chapel (General) shows on only one available map, that of 1888, on the south side of Coventry Road, and west of George Road, at circa SP 1116 8508. It isn't clear exactly which building the label is meant to be applied to, but it would have stood somewhere to the left of the road seen here on a Streetview of 2022.
A Congregational Chapel used to stand on the south side of Coventry Road at its corner with Kings Road (just a short walk from the above Baptist Chapel), at SP 1128 8506. Present on a map of 1905 and absent on one of 1887, it was showing as active on a map of 1959. Photos of it can be seen here (scroll down), where it's dated to 1899, and demolished in 1984 for road-widening. Its site can be seen in this Streetview from 2022 - it stood in line with the extant terraced housing, separated from it by two additional terraced houses, and extending roughly to the silver car.
The Madrassa (2022 Streetview) is also on the south side of Coventry Road, further east at SP 1155 8500. Facebook.
Namdhari Sangat Gurudwara (2022 Streetview) on the south side of Coventry Road, west of Ada Road, was converted from a large cinema. Signage was in place before the first Streetview in 2008. The sign was later taken down, but there is a sign on the side of the building - 2022 Streetview. It's better seen here. SP 1166 8500.
St. Cyprian (2022 Streetview) on The Fordrough. Its grade II listing (which calls it St. Cyprian and St. Chad) dates it to 1873-4, "incorporating a slightly earlier schoolroom as its chancel". SP 1091 8501. Link1. Link2. Wikipedia entry.
Sirajam Muneera Jamia Masjid, on Francis Road, as seen by Streetview in 2020. A more recent photo, with signage, can be seen here. SP 1137 8493. Facebook.
A Wesleyan Methodist Chapel used to stand set well back from the north side of Coventry Road at SP 1166 8509. It shows on maps of 1913 and 1938, but isn't labelled as a place of worship on a map of 1951. Demolished, its site was seen by Streetview in 2023.

Kingstanding
Cedar Church on Lambeth Road, as seen by Streetview in 2022. SP 0736 9559. Link.
Christ the King (R.C.) on Warren Farm Road. SP 0840 9396. © Aidan McRae Thomson. Link.
St. Mark on Bandywood Crescent as seen by Streetview in 2017. Another view in 2012. SP 0760 9538. Link.

Moseley
Calvary Church of God in Christ on Oxford Road. According to this pdf file, this was originally a Baptist Church of 1888. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2019).
St. Agnes on Colmore Crescent. Two additional views - 1, 2, the lych-gate, two of the interior - 1, 2, the altar and the font. All © Dennis Harper (2019). Link. Grade II listed.
St. Anne on Park Hill. Three additional views - 1, 2, 3. All © Dennis Harper (2019). Link. Grade II listed.
St. Columba (U.R.C.) on Chantry Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2019). Link.
St. Mary, on St. Mary's Row. The tower is of 1514, but most of the rest of the church dates from a Victorian times. Two additional views - 1, 2. All © Dennis Harper (2019). Link. Grade II listed.

Sheldon
Masjid Yousuf is the former Sheldon Gospel Hall on Barrows Lane at SP 1426 8430. It shows as a Mission Chapel (Nonconformist) on a map of 1887. The most recent Streetview is of 2020 when it was still the Gospel Hall. Link has an interior view.
St. Giles on Church Road, as seen (distantly) by Streetview in 2017. SP 1520 8464. The church website (where there is a photo) has a comprehensive visitors guide. Wikipedia entry. Grade II* listed.
St. Stephen's Indian (Malankara) Orthodox (2022 Streetview) on Brays Road was previously Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and originally Methodist. A comment here says that it went from Methodist to LDS in the 1970's. The National Archives holds documents pertaining to the Methodist Church for the years 1952-73. It was LDS when Streetview went past for the first time in 2008, and LDS signage remained until 2016. In the 2018 and 2019 Streetviews, there is no signage, and the current church signage was in place by September 2020. SP 1520 8510. Link.
St. Thomas (2020 Streetview) on Garretts Green Lane, Garretts Green. This source dates it to 1958-60, and says it was a "replacement of sorts to St Thomas’ on Bath Row which had been bomb damaged during the Second World War. Bath Row is in the city centre. SP 1404 8574.
St. Thomas More (R.C.) on Horse Shoe Lane, as seen by Streetview in 2020. It's dated in its grade II listing to 1968-9, however the church website says it was opened in 1967. SP 1490 8424.
Sheldon Community Church (Assemblies of God, Pentecostal) meets in Mapledene Primary School (2022 Streetview) on Mapledene Road. SP 1598 8462. Link.

Sparkhill
Methodist Church on Warwick Road and Medlicott Road. Another view. Howard Richter advises that there was an earlier Wesleyan church on this site, showing on maps of 1904 and 1938 (it had been built in 1892), but it became a victim of WWII bombing. The present church dates from 1959 and closed in 2022. SP 0918 8436. Both © Martin Richter (2012). Link1 (has interior photos). Link2.

Stechford

Tyseley
Jamia Islamia Razvia Zia Ul Eiman (2021 Streetview) stands next door to St. Edmund on Reddings Lane. SP 1048 8334. Link.
The former Methodist Church (originally Primitive Methodist) on Warwick Road and Medina Road, as seen by Streetview in 2022. The congregation left no earlier than 1981 (based on the dates of church documents held by Birmingham Archives), subsequently joining with the Acock's Green Methodist congregation (for which, see the Acock's Green page). SP 1049 8392. Pevsner dates it to 1909-10, and describes it as a Gurdwara (i.e. Sikh) before going on to note that the former Sunday School immediately to its west (SP 1048 8393) had been re-fronted (in 2019) by Shree Hindu Community Centre, which is still in occupation, apparently of both buildings, and is now known as Shree Laxmi Narayan Mandir. The pre-work building can be seen in a 2019 Streetview, work in progress (2020) and almost finished in 2022.
St. Edmund on Reddings Lane, as seen by Streetview in 2021. It can be dated on map evidence to the first half of the last century. SP 1048 8336. Link1. Link2.

Yardley
Digbeth-in-the-Field U.R.C. on Moat Lane, as seen by Streetview in 2020 and 2022. SP 1366 8531. Link. The about us page dates the church building to 1958.
St. Edburgha on Church Road. SP 1349 8630. From an old postcard (franked 1909) Steve Bulman's Collection. Two modern views from Streetview in 2022 and 2008. Link. History page. Grade I listed, wherein it's dated to the 13th century and later.

Yardley Wood
The Baptist Church on Yardley Wood Road, as seen by Streetview in 2016. Available maps can only indicate that it was built in the second half of the last century. SP 0897 7944. Link.
Christ Church stands on School Road at SP 0928 7951. It was seen by Streetview in 2022. Link. The about us page dates it to 1848-9.
Harvest Church (2012 Streetview) on Priory Road is the former Dog and Partridge pub of 1929. Earlier Streetviews show signage for Harvest Church back to March 2019, signage for Spirit Cafe in June 2016, and signage for Haven Church from September 2012 back to the earliest Streetview in 2008. SP 0989 7963. Link1. Link2.
Our Lady of Lourdes (R.C.) stands on the north-east side of Trittiford Road at SP 0959 8046. There are two church here, the first of 1935, with the tiled roof in this Streetview, and the second church of 1966 also seen by Streetview (both from 2020). Link. The history page has a good photo.
Potter's House (Pentecostal) on Priory Road and Slade Lane, as seen by Streetview in 2022. It shows as a Mission Room on a map of 1903, a Baptist Chapel in 1914, Gospel Church in 1937, and in 2018 when it closed, it was Yardley Wood Full Gospel Church (source). A 2022 Streetview provides another view. SP 1008 7925.