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In 1881, a further sum of £2,350 (equivalent to £299,435 in 2023), was expended in the erection of a new chancel and other additions by the architect
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had also agreed to allow a site on their property. The site was on what was then known as
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as a grant of £247 (equivalent to £29,284 in 2023) was given towards its cost by the Church
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A two manual, 33 stop
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in 2001 the parish is now known as St John and St Peter's, Ladywood.
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between 1852 and 1854. It was founded as a mission from
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