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south aisle, owing to a structural weakness in the arcade and the pressure of the nave roof, collapsed in 1751 and was again rebuilt almost immediately afterwards, but the arcade and aisle again failed to resist the thrust of the roof and in 1939 were heavily shored with timber until the work of restoration was undertaken.
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was added to the nave and some remains of an arch between the two still exist. This was followed in the 14th century by the addition of the transepts, with the insertion of side-arches in the tower and the enlargement of those in the east and west walls. The rebuilding and widening of the north aisle
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with north and south aisles and a north porch. It is the only medieval cruciform church in the
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In the church itself there are five chapels currently in use. At the far east end of the church, there is a crypt chapel, which was rededicated to the honour of St
Francis in 2004, above which is the Upper Chapel dedicated to St Alphege, and it is here that the Blessed Sacrament is reserved. At the
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The top section of the tower was constructed in 1470, much later on than the lower part, probably near the date of other 15th-century work, likely undertaken before the nave and aisles were completed. The original stone spire collapsed in 1757 and was rebuilt soon afterwards to a lesser height. The
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In 2012, St
Alphege Church celebrated the millennium of the martyrdom of St Alphege in 1012. In 2020, along with churches of other denominations in central Solihull, the Parish celebrated eight hundred years since the foundation of St Alphege Church, and so of Christianity in Solihull.
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There have been several restorations. In 1879 the west window was renewed and other repairs executed, including work to the roofs of the nave and aisles, which were stripped and rebolted. The work was carried out under the supervision of architect
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followed, along with the north porch. A little later in the 14th century the aisle was continued westwards, beyond the original west end. The present aisle was added in 1535, when both arcades were rebuilt and the nave lengthened.
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of the nave with a blocked window, and the marks of its steeply pitched roof on the west face of the tower. It would have been shorter and slightly narrower than the present nave. The church was enlarged by
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around 1820. Some refurbishment of the organ took place in 2014 by
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The church is medieval, dating from the 13th century. The previous spire was 59m and collapsed in 1757: the current spire is 57.34m (188.13 ft).
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