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St Laurence's Church, Northfield

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269: 328:'. Almost all of the windows in this historic Church of St. Laurence are by Hardman, replicating 13th-century stained-glass designs accurately through expert techniques and attention to detail. Hardman's windows include the subjects of: The Passion of Christ, The Resurrection, The Adoration, The Nativity, The Presentation in the temple before Simeon, The Annunciation, The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, Our Lord's appearance to St. Thomas, The Transfiguration, Walking on the waters of the Sea of Galilee, Raising of Lazarus, to name but a few. There is also a window by Pugin and Kempe. 287: 278: 45: 368: 331:
The church tower and the Chancel date back to the 12th/13th century AD. There is a Lady Chapel dedicated in the South Aisle and a chapel dedicated to St. Laurence in the North Aisle. The site of this Norman church was probably the previous location of a Saxon church as a priest was mentioned here
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The beautiful depth of colour and ornate designs of the windows are masterpieces contributed to the work of Hardman & Co. They also designed and made stained glass windows for St. Andrew's Cathedral and St. Mary's Cathedrals in Sydney, Australia as well as for the
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and opened on 22 March 1937. It comprises three manuals and pedals and is built on the extension principle. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
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The ring of eight bells was increased to ten on 20 November 1999. At the same time a new ground floor ringing chamber was created at the foot of the tower.
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and Lady Austin in memory of 2nd Lieutenant Vernon James Austin, who had died in 1915. It was built by the
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work in the county. It also has a rare 14th-century timber porch outside the south door.
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The churchyard extension, which lies between Kings Norton and Bristol Road, contains
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to the present day can be found in the history section of the Church
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church dates from the 12th century and contains some of the finest
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Church of England church buildings in Birmingham, West Midlands
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CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.
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Grade I listed churches in the West Midlands (county)
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St. Laurence's Church, Northfield

52°24′44″N 1°57′51″W / 52.4121°N 1.9641°W / 52.4121; -1.9641
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
St. Laurence
Province
Canterbury
Diocese
Birmingham
Parish
Northfield, Birmingham
Rector
parish church
Church of England
Northfield, Birmingham
cottages
Village Pound
listed
Early English
George Frederick Bodley
St. Laurence
Keble College, Oxford
Advowson
Domesday Book
web site


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