St Paul's Church

's 1809 book An history of Birmingham, showing the church before the spire was added]] The Grade I listed church was designed by Roger Eykyn of Wolverhampton. Building started in 1777, and the church was consecrated in 1779. It was built on land given by Charles Colmore from his Newhall estate. It was the church of Birmingham's early manufacturers and merchants – Matthew Boulton and James Watt had their own pews, which were bought and sold as commodities at that time. It is a rectangular church. The upper part of the tower and spire were added between 1822 and 1823, designed by Francis Goodwin and built by Standbridge and Company. In 1841 the church became a parish in its own right, with…