St Georges Church Edgbaston

[judith allport]

Does anyone know if Canon Bradley is still the vicar there? He married us 28 years ago. It was a beautiful church and he was a fantastic vicar.

 

[leslam]

Doesn't look like it.

The Church of England website https://www.achurchnearyou.com/edgbaston-st-george-st-michael/ gives Revd Simon Thorburn as the vicar, but it looks as though that information is out of date as there was a new vicar installed on March 11th https://www.stgeorgesedgbaston.org.uk/

 

[Astonian]

Hi jude
i cannot say whether or not about the vicar but i entirely agree with you about the church
i have only been once and that was about four years go and it was my nephews marrige i also think it was a fantascic church
and well preserved and maintaned
best wishes astonian

 

[judith allport]

Thank you I will write to the current incumbent.

 

[judith allport]

He would probably be about 90 by now. Shame there is someone new in a way as he was so good at his job. Like judges some vicars go on foirever. J

 

[DavidGrain]

I was always interested in the fact that there were two churches in Edgbasston on islands surrounded by roads, St Georges and St Augstines

 

[judith allport]

I didn't know about St Augustines. Where was that one?

 

[leslam]

St Augustine's is north of the Hagley Road, This link https://www.staugustines-edgbaston.org/church.html takes you to a page showing the vicars and chrurch wardens through the years. My father-in-law was church warden there from 1967 to 1972.

 

[judith allport]

Apparently we visited St Augustines as we were going to get married there but I cannot remember this. It does look a nice church.

 

[ellbrown]

I got some photos recently of St Georges Church Edgbaston. I keep seeing it from the No. 1 bus when I head to Five Ways.

Went all around the island.

Westbourne Crescent


St Georges Edgbaston by ell brown, on Flickr


St Georges Edgbaston by ell brown, on Flickr

Westbourne Road


St Georges Edgbaston - church door by ell brown, on Flickr


St Georges Edgbaston by ell brown, on Flickr


St Georges Edgbaston - sign - St George Edgbaston by ell brown, on Flickr

From Calthorpe Road - junction of Westbourne Road and Highfield Road


St Georges Edgbaston by ell brown, on Flickr

 

[ellbrown]

It is a Grade II listed building - see British Listed Buildings Anglican Church of St George

A church, built in three distinct phases, to the designs of Joseph John Scoles (1836-8), Charles Edge (1855-7) and J.A.Chatwin (1884-5). The building is of sandstone with a slate roof. The ritual east end is oriented to the south-east compass point and directions in this description refer to ritual orientation. The two southern aisles formed part of the original church of 1836-8. To these a chancel, north-eastern vestry and clock tower were added in 1855-7 and in 1884-5 a larger nave and chancel were attached to the south side, replacing the former south aisle.

 

[Charlie]

Lovely photos of both St. Georges and St. Bartholomew (on a separate thread), many thanks Ell.

 

[carolina]

M brother was married at St Georges in 1964. My daughter was christened there in 1966. The vicar at the time visited us at home and really went through what we thought about God and christening of our daughter. When she was actually christened she was the only one at the time, so different to today when it is a multi christening.

 

[ellbrown]

Glad you like them Charlie.

Was about time that get them, since I go past them all the time on the No. 1 bus.

 

[sylviasayers]

I used to work in Highfield Road, just up from St. George's Church and every Christmas we would go to a lunch time Carol Service a few days before Christmas which was always well attended.