St Saviour's Church, Hockley

St Saviour's Church, Villa Street, Hockley is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.^[1]

St Saviour’s Church, Hockley
52°29′42.7″N 1°54′36.1″W / 52.495194°N 1.910028°W / 52.495194; -1.910028
Location	Birmingham
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Saviour
Consecrated	1 May 1874
Architecture
Architect(s)	J A Chatwin
Completed	1874
Construction cost	£5,200
Closed	1967
Specifications
Capacity	600 persons
Length	85 feet (26 m)
Width	43 feet (13 m)
Height	126 feet (38 m)

History

The church was designed by J. A. Chatwin and the contractor was W. Partridge of Monument Lane, Birmingham. It was consecrated on 2 May 1874 by the Bishop of Worcester.^[2] The church consisted of a 5 bay nave, north and south aisles, chancel, and a west end tower and spire, reaching to a height of 126 ft.

A parish was assigned out of St Matthias' Church, Farm Street, Birmingham.

In 1967 the parish was united with St Silas’ Church, Lozells, and the church was demolished

References

1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p. 138
2. "Consecration of St Saviour's Church, Hockley". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 2 May 1874. Retrieved 11 March 2015.