Church of the Ascension, Hall Green

Completed in 1704, it is believed to have been designed by Sir William Wilson and was named after Job Marston, a resident at Hall Green Hall, who donated £1,000 towards the construction of the building near the hall. It was consecrated on 25 May 1704. The original building and additions are in the Queen Anne style. The exterior of the building consists of red brick and a stone entablature and balustrade supported by Doric pilasters and the window architraves are of moulded stone. The tower at the west end of the nave has an octagonal brick upper storey with a copper cupola. Inside, the nave is covered in a coved plaster ceiling. The chancel and transepts were constructed between 1860 and…