- Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston
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SS Peter & Paul, Aston 
52°30′25″N 1°52′47″W / 52.5070°N 1.8797°WCoordinates: 52°30′25″N 1°52′47″W / 52.5070°N 1.8797°W Denomination Church of England Churchmanship Broad Church Website www.astonnechellscofe.org.uk History Dedication St Peter & St Paul Administration Parish Aston Diocese Birmingham Province Canterbury Clergy Rector Revd Andy Jolley The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul (grid reference SP082899) in Witton Lane, Aston, Birmingham, England is a parish church in the Church of England.
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Background
Aston and Northfield are the only churches within the City of Birmingham mentioned in Domesday Book. Lying next to Aston Hall, it is prominently visible from the A38(M) Aston Expressway.
History
There is a little 14th century stonework remaining. The steeple dates from the 15th century, partially rebuilt 1776–77 by John Cheshire. Otherwise the church dates from a design (1879–90) by J. A. Chatwin. It contains many old monuments including an alabaster knight of circa 1360 and a sandstone lady of circa 1490.
Organ
The church had a 3 manual pipe organ built by Banfield in 1901.
List of organists
- Thomas F Thomason ca. 1912[3]
References
- ^ Pevsner Architectural Guides - Birmingham, Andy Foster, 2005, ISBN 0-300-10731-5
- ^ Details from listed building database (217814) - Grade II*. Images of England. English Heritage....In the 1950s and 1960s the 37th Boys Brigade from Lichfield Road would have a weekly Parade on Sunday mornings.
- ^ Dictionary of Organs and Organists. First Edition. 1912
Categories:- Churches in Birmingham, West Midlands
- Grade II* listed buildings in the West Midlands
- Grade II* listed churches
- Church of England churches in Birmingham, West Midlands
- West Midlands (county) building and structure stubs
- United Kingdom church stubs
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