All Saints' Church, Small Heath (II) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids All Saints’ Church, Small Heath |
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All Saints’ Church, Small Heath (formerly St Aidan’s)
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 All Saints’ Church, Small Heath
Location in West Midlands county
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| 52°28′13.84″N 1°51′59.69″W / 52.4705111°N 1.8665806°W | |
| Location | Small Heath, Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholicism |
| Website | allsaintsonline.co.uk |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | St Aidan’s Church, Small Heath |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Consecrated | 14 October 1896 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Frederick Proud |
| Groundbreaking | 2 September 1893 |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | All Saints Small Heath |
| Deanery | Yardley and Bordesley |
| Archdeaconry | Aston |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Birmingham |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
All Saints’ Church, Small Heath is a special church building in Birmingham, England. It belongs to the Church of England. This church is considered very important and is a Grade II* listed building. Before 1998, it was known as St Aidan's Church, Small Heath.
A Look Back in Time
The church was designed by an architect named Thomas Frederick Proud.
The first stone for the church was laid on September 2, 1893. Lady Mary Wood helped with this important start. The first part of the church was finished and opened on Sunday, September 2, 1894.
It was officially blessed and opened as St Aidan's Church on October 14, 1896. The Bishop of Worcester performed the blessing. A special stone basin, called a font, was brought from St Stephen's Church, Bristol. In 1897, a new church area, or parish, was created from the original All Saints’ Church, Small Heath.
In the 1990s, some big changes happened. Four churches in Small Heath joined together. These were St Aidan's, St Gregory's, St Andrew's, and St Oswald's. The people decided to keep only the St Aidan's church building. So, in 1998, it was renamed All Saints’ Church. It took its new name from an older church that used to be called All Saints'.
The Church Organ
In 1999, a large musical instrument called an organ was installed in the church. This organ was built in 1871 by a company named Taylor of Leicester. You can find details about this organ on the National Pipe Organ Register.
However, in 2012, the organ was moved out of the church. It was taken to Holy Trinity Church in Sutton, Somerset. The part of the organ that made it work, called the blower, was not moved with it. Instead, it was given to the Leicester Museum service. They wanted to keep it because it was a great example of Taylor's work.
