The Anglican Churches of Britain's Second City

View of Birmingham from Bordesley Fields near the Coventry Road in 1836. Click to identify eight churches in view. View of Birmingham from Bordesley Fields near the Coventry Road in 1836. Click to identify eight churches in view.
This site is a 'Work in Progress.' This site is a 'Work in Progress.'

This website was started on 12 March 2011 - and is far from complete.

You may also be interested in my other sites: 

A History of Birmingham Places & Placenames . . . from A to Y

 - http://billdargue.jimdo.com/ and Old Birmingham Pictures 

  - http://oldbirminghampictures.lefora.com/.

 

This site is organised by the ancient parishes which are now within the City of Birmingham. Daughter churches in each ancient parish are then listed in order of their date of foundation. There will eventually be an alphabetical list of parishes and dedications, but until then you'll need to check the Sitemap in the bar at the bottom left of this page to find churches that have been covered. 

To find a church near you, go to A Church Near You - http://www.achurchnearyou.com/.

Latest update - photographs of Yardley Church interior - 28.04.2012

Very latest update - photographs of Harborne Church exterior - 03.05.2012

Absolute latest update - photographs of St John Ladywood exterior - 04.05.2012

Genealogy

This is not a genealogy website. 

For information about parish registers see Birmingham City Council's website Index of Church of England Ecclesiastical Records - http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Lib-Central-Archives-and-Heritage%2FPageLayout&cid=1223092760402&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FWrapper. 

See also GENUKI - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/.  Modern Birmingham covers an area historically in three counties: Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire;

and the BMSGH, Birmingham & Midland Society (Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire) for Genealogy & Heraldry - http://www.bmsgh.org/.