Bromsgrove
Anglican: All Saints
A large sandstone church built by John Cotton in 1871/74 to serve the expanding north side of the town. The tower was added in 1888. There is some very good stained glass from the 19th and 20th centuries. Not normally open but check the entry for A Church Near You for information.
All Saints Exterior, April 2009. All Saints Interior, October 2013.
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Websites: Grade II Listed Building: Listing details here.
Historic England List for England: Click here.
Church Plans Online: Plan for new church, 1873.
A Church Near You.
Family History Website. (Bromsgrove All Saints)
References and some further sources:
Aiken, John. Census of Religious Worship, 1851: The Returns for Worcestershire.
Bridges, Tim. Churches of Worcestershire (2005)
Brooks, Alan, and Nikolaus Pevsner. Buildings of England: Worcestershire (2007)
McGregor-Smith, Jennie. From Bromsgrove to Aston Fields (2008)
Morgan, Paul. Inspections of churches and parsonage houses in the Diocese of Worcester in 1674, 1676, 1684, and 1687 (1986)
Noake, John. The Rambler in Worcestershire or, Stray Notes on Churches and Congregations. Volume I: (1848)
Ransome, Mary. The State of the Bishopric of Worcester, 1782-1808 (1968)
Stanton, George K.. Rambles and researches among Worcestershire churches: with historical notes relating to the several parishes Volume I : (1884)
n.b. Full details of these books are on the bibliography and sources page
Anglican: St John the Baptist
The red sandstone parish church of Bromsgrove sits on a low hill near the town centre. It has Norman origins but is mainly 13th century with later additions. The upper tower and spire are 15th century. It was restored by Sir G G Scott in the 1850’s.
The church features in Betjeman’s Best british Churches (2011 Edition) and is usually open during daylight hours.
St John’s Church Exterior c1950.
St John the Baptist Church, July 2014.
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Websites: Grade I Listed Building: Listing details here.
Wikipedia entry click here
A Church Near You.
Family History Website. (St John’s)
Anglican: St Andrew, Charford
The daughter church of St John the Baptist, this modern church is situated on the large housing development at Charford to the south of the town.
St Andrew’s Church, November 2008. (www.flickr.com/tudorbarlow)
Websites:
A Church Near You.
British History Online: Entry for Bromsgrove.
For pictures of St Peter’s Roman Catholic Parish Church Please Click Here.
For pictures of Non Conformist Churches in Bromsgrove Please Click Here.
Bromsgrove Roman Catholic and non-conformist churches see below:
Baptist
Community Church
Methodist
Roman Catholic
Congregational (later United Reformed Church)
For a short history of non-conformity in Bromsgrove in PDF click here
For other churches in the vicinity of Bromsgrove please see entries for Catshill, Dodford, Fairfield, Finstall, Lickey, Bromsgrove Deanery
Click on red text for a link. (External websites open in a new window) Page updated May 2022