St_Michael's_Church,_Handsworth Knowpia

St Michael's Church
St Michael's Church
	52°30′01″N 1°55′27″W / 52.5002°N 1.9242°W
Location	St Michael's Road, Handsworth, Birmingham,
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Anglo-Catholic
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Groundbreaking	1851
Completed	1855
Specifications
Capacity	1,000
Administration
Diocese	Anglican Diocese of Birmingham
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Vacant

St Michael's Church in St Michael's Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, England, is a Grade II listed, Church of England church,^[1] in the Diocese of Birmingham,^[1] built in 1851–1855 (and then in Staffordshire), and described as "a major local landmark".^[2]

In 1907 part of the parish was taken to form a new parish for St Peter's Church, Handsworth.

It can seat one thousand people, and was built mainly to accommodate workers from local industry.^[2]

The foundation stone was laid by William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth, of Sandwell Hall, in 1852.^[3] The church was consecrated by John Lonsdale, the Bishop of Lichfield.^[3]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "St Michael, Handsworth - West Midlands". Retrieved 29 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b Hurst, Ben (29 June 2012). "Handsworth and West Bromwich churches to get much needed repairs". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b "St Michael's Handsworth: History". Retrieved 3 August 2021.