The Diocese of Birmingham was created in 1850, becoming an Archdiocese in 1911. It is the Metropolitan diocese in the Province of Birmingham. The cathedral is in Birmingham and is dedicated to St Chad. The Archdiocese covers parts or all of the counties/administrative areas of Oxfordshire and Berkshire (north of the River Thames), Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. It has 224 parishes (as of 2015), some with more than one church; 263 churches were visited for Taking Stock.
A stripped Romanesque design of the early 1960s by E. Bower Norris, its square tower in particular giving it some... Read More
An attractive interwar design in the Early Christian basilican style, with some good furnishings. The church is a... Read More
A dignified building in a stripped version of Romanesque by E. Bower Norris. Although not a major building in itself,... Read More
An ambitious Italian Romanesque design of the 1920s by J. S. Brocklesby. Much of the interior decoration was carried... Read More
A functional building designed as a dual purpose church-hall, in an area of postwar housing. The church-cum-hall... Read More
A plain early design by Sandy & Norris, with a pleasing interior. A Mass centre was opened in a... Read More
A 1950s suburban red brick church, built to a limited budget. The interior is unusual with its plain arches and... Read More
A large and handsome late nineteenth century church, set among a dense grid of streets near the centre of Hanley. ... Read More
A post-Vatican II town centre church, its design owing something to the influence of Francis Pollen and Maguire &... Read More
A large 1950s brick church in the stripped Romanesque style that was very popular for Catholic churches up until the... Read More
A fan-shaped design by Sandy & Norris, the evolution of which reflects the emergence of a new architecture in the... Read More
A modest red brick church of 1935, of some interest as a design by the parish priest, using voluntary labour for the... Read More
