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St Nicholas’ Church, Elmdon
Location	Birmingham
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Evangelical
Website	elmdonchurch.org
History
Dedication	St Nicholas
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	John Standbridge of Warwick
Groundbreaking	1780
Completed	1781
Specifications
Capacity	150 persons
Length	74 feet (23 m)
Width	32 feet (9.8 m)
Administration
Parish	Elmdon, St Nicholas
Deanery	Solihull
Archdeaconry	Aston
Diocese	Anglican Diocese of Birmingham

St Nicholas’ Church, Elmdon is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Birmingham.

History

The Elmdon estate was purchased in 1760 by Birmingham banker, Abraham Spooner (ca. 1690-1788). Elmdon Hall was stated in 1780 and at the same time, he demolished the old medieval church, and constructed a new one adjacent to Elmdon Hall (demolished in 1956), to the designs of John Standbridge of Warwick. It was altered in 1864 and restored in 1880 at a cost of £640.

The church was extended in 1979 when a new nave was added to the south.

Monuments

• Isaac Spooner 1816, by Seaborne of Birmingham
• Abraham Spooner (d.1788) and his wife Anne (d. 1783)
• Abraham Spooner Lillingston (d. 1836) by Wilkes of Birmingham
• Jane, Dowager Countess of Rosse (d. 1837) by Wilkes of Birmingham