Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross

Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross

Coordinates: 52°48′17″N 01°48′58″W / 52.80472°N 1.81611°W / 52.80472; -1.81611

The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross

Holy Angels' Church
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Anglo Catholic
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Lichfield
Province Province of Canterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s) Fr. Peter Green SSC (Non-Stipendiary Priest in Charge)

The Church of the Holy Angels is an Anglican church in Hoar Cross, East Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

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History

It was built by the pious Anglo-Catholic, Emily Charlotte Meynell Ingram (sister of Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax) in memory of Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram. The architects were George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. Work started in 1872 and the church dedication took place in 1876. Further extension and additions took place until the church achieved its present form in 1906.

John Betjeman described the church as "the masterpiece of its late Victorian architect G. F. Bodley" and "great architecture; original, well massed, well sited, well detailed; very English".[1]

Timeline

The organ case
The hymnboard
  • 1872 Construction started
  • 1876 Services start in April
  • 1891 North side Lady Chapel added
  • 1900 South side All Souls Chapel added
  • 1906 Narthex added
  • 1935 Bells rehung and organ enlarged

Organ

The organ was originally built by Samuel Green in 1779 for Bangor Cathedral. It was installed in Hoar Cross by Bishop and Son in 1876 and enlarged by Conacher in 1935. It is currently in situ but unusable and an electronic organ is used for services. The specification of the pipe organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register at [1].

Gallery

See also

  • List of Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire

References

  1. ^ Betjeman, John, ed. (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches; the North. London: Collins; pp. 247, 252
  • The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross. Church guidebook. 4th edition 1996.
  • Pevsner, N. (1974) Staffordshire The Buildings of England. Penguin Books ISBN 0140710469

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