St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall

St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall
St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall

St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall
52°22′54″N 1°41′51″W / 52.3816°N 1.6974°W / 52.3816; -1.6974Coordinates: 52°22′54″N 1°41′51″W / 52.3816°N 1.6974°W / 52.3816; -1.6974
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Anglo Catholic
Website rps.gn.apc.org/leveson/church.htm
History
Dedication St Mary
Administration
Parish Temple Balsall
Diocese Birmingham
Province Canterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s) Revd Dr James Woodward
Honorary priest(s) Revd Professor Leslie Houlden

St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall is a parish church in the Church of England in Temple Balsall, Solihull, West Midlands, England.

History

The church is of 13th century style but was heavily restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1849.[1] The church is a Grade I listed building.[2]

It is thought that the church was built by the Knights Hospitaller.[citation needed]

See also

Canterbury cathedral.jpg Anglicanism portal

References

  1. ^ The Buildings of England — Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner, p431.
  2. ^ Details from listed building database (218041) - Grade I. Images of England. English Heritage.



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