The different levels were for the rich and poor - class separation. Then later by men and women
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Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Re: Christchurch
Demolition of Christ Church New Street.
A slightly clearer picture with a date…”The demolition of Christ Church started January 1899: the last few loads”
Nice to see a view , albeit an engraving - showing people making their way into the church in a very orderly fashion. This looks like a line of young ladies. I wondered if the ladies were supposed to represent those from Ann Street School ? Viv.
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
DavidGrain
master brummie
Painting would be before the Town Hall was extended in 1850
Our churches and chapels we generally find
Are the places where men to the women are joined;
But at Christ Church, it seems, they are more cruelhearted,
For men and their wives go there and get parted
It. Was known to have this epiphany at the alter. I m not old enough to go in there to check if it was true.
Are the places where men to the women are joined;
But at Christ Church, it seems, they are more cruelhearted,
For men and their wives go there and get parted
It. Was known to have this epiphany at the alter. I m not old enough to go in there to check if it was true.
DavidGrain
master brummie
The King George III medal commemorates the fact that he funded the building of the tower of St Philip's when the money ran out for the building of that church, now the cathedral.
- King George III's Connection:
King George III provided a significant donation of £1,000 to Christ Church on Colmore Row, which was completed in 1813.
- Location:
This specific Christ Church on Colmore Row was a separate church from the Christ Church in New Street.
- Demolished:
The Christ Church on Colmore Row was demolished in 1899,
- Sorry but after reading these documents you can see we’re the confusion comes from . Let me know what you make of the way they read.
Only I thought George III was born in 1738 .
St Philip's Church was planned when the nearby medieval church of St Martin in the Bull Ring became insufficient to house its congregation because of the growing population of Birmingham. The land, previously named the Barley Close, was donated by Robert Philips in 1710. It is one of the highest points in the district and is said to be at the same level as the cross on St Paul's Cathedral in London
I can find no mention of another Christchurch in Colmore Row, which, at that time would have just been between New Hall St and Snow Hill.
King George III did contribute £1000 to the new Christchurch in New St, which was completed in 1813 (Information from Terry Slaters's book "The Pride of the Place, the Cathedral church 0f St Phillip, birmingham 1715-2015"
King George III did contribute £1000 to the new Christchurch in New St, which was completed in 1813 (Information from Terry Slaters's book "The Pride of the Place, the Cathedral church 0f St Phillip, birmingham 1715-2015"
DavidGrain
master brummie
The image of the church on the medallion is that of St Philip's church before the east end was enlarged. Christchurch was built as an overflow for St Philips because of the population increase in the area but was demolished about 100 years later when population numbers declined.
View of the back of Christchurch from outside Stanford & Mann, 73 New Street, with Ind Coope at 74 . 75 says Wood, but cannot find whether that is the name of occupant or what it is selling. For some reason this was labelled Congreve Street-Ann Street !
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Very unusual view Mike. That awning over the ABC advert - was it to stop debris dropping onto pedestrians during Christ Church demolition ? Or something else ?
The view looks quite forlorn in that photo. Suppose it might be because we know what replaced it (Galloways Corner) - well, at least for a while until the arrival of the 1950s/60s bulldozers, which changed it yet again. Have I got this right? After Christ Church was demolished, Galloway's Corner replaced the low-level premises in view. Then, in the 1950s/60s, the buildings were removed as far back as Christ Church Passage, i.e., where the two men were walking on the far right. Seems to me that Galloways Corner can't have existed for very long.
The view looks quite forlorn in that photo. Suppose it might be because we know what replaced it (Galloways Corner) - well, at least for a while until the arrival of the 1950s/60s bulldozers, which changed it yet again. Have I got this right? After Christ Church was demolished, Galloway's Corner replaced the low-level premises in view. Then, in the 1950s/60s, the buildings were removed as far back as Christ Church Passage, i.e., where the two men were walking on the far right. Seems to me that Galloways Corner can't have existed for very long.
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