Historic churches · West Midlands
St Michael's Catholic Church
In or near Birmingham.
St Michael's Catholic Church — a Grade II*-listed church in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham Moor Street · 0.1 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
St Michael's Catholic Church is located in Birmingham, postcode B4 7UG. The nearest railway station is Birmingham Moor Street, which is just 0.1 km away. Entry to the church is free.
About
St Michael's Catholic Church is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Michael's Catholic Church is a Catholic church located on Moor Street in Birmingham, England. It received Grade II listed building status on 25 April 1952. Formerly it was the New Meeting, a chapel of the English Dissenters.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
(Etching by William Ellis after a drawing by P. H. Witton)|alt=Burnt-out shell of a building]] The building was first erected in 1726, but was burnt down by the 1791 Priestley Riots, which targeted Dr. Joseph Priestley, who had been the minister at the Unitarian New Meeting since 1780. The Unitarian New Meeting House was rebuilt ten years later and reopened in 1803. When the New Meeting House became unsuitable for its congregation, they started construction on a new place of worship on Broad Street. The New Meeting House was purchased, remodelled and consecrated as a Roman Catholic Church in 1862, at the time catering for a large influx of Irish and Italian immigrants who had settled in the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4801, -1.8927
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B4 7UG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham Moor Street — 0.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594729 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Michael's Catholic Church, Moor Street (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Michael's Catholic Church?
- St Michael's Catholic Church is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B4 7UG), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- What is St Michael's Catholic Church?
- St Michael's Catholic Church — a Grade II*-listed church in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Michael's Catholic Church?
- The nearest railway station is Birmingham Moor Street, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode B4 7UG.
- Is St Michael's Catholic Church a listed building?
- St Michael's Catholic Church is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is St Michael's Catholic Church free to visit?
- Yes, St Michael's Catholic Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Michael's Catholic Church?
- The nearest railway station is Birmingham Moor Street, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B4 7UG.