Where is St Mary's Parish Church, Acocks Green?
St Mary the Virgin, Acocks Green can be found at 1 St Marys Close, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6QX. Can be seen from the Warwick Road near Acocks Green Village.
In brief
An Anglican parish church in Acocks Green. It was built in two stages between 1864 by J G Bland and 1894 by J A Chatwin. It has a 13th century Gothic Revival style design.
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
St Mary the Virgin, Acocks Green - history
The Parish Church of Acocks Green was first built from 1864 to 1882 by J G Bland.
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
It was built in the 13th century style.
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
An extension was built from 1891 to 1894 by J A Chatwin.
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
It was made of local sandstone, apart from the red brick walls.
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
It is named after St Mary the Virgin.
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
It has been a Grade II listed building since the 23rd July 2009.
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
Was built in the Gothic Revival style.
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
The church can be seen from the Warwick Road, not far from Acocks Green Village on the no 4 and 4A bus routes (formerly the no 37 bus route until 2018).
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
They had an unbroken chain of Vicars from 1867 until 2002, when there was an Interregnum. Then there was a vicar from 2003 until 2022.
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (January 2010). Photography by Elliott Brown
As St Mary the Virgin, Acocks Green is now as of 2023. If you get on the no 4 or 4A bus in Acocks Green Village, you will pass it on the Warwick Road.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Acocks Green (June 2023). Photography by Elliott Brown
Contact details
St Mary's Parish Church Acocks Green
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