PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
List Entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
List entry Number: 1075690
Location
PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, BULL RING B5
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County:
District: Birmingham
District Type: Metropolitan Authority
Parish:
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 25-Apr-1952
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 216829
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List entry Description
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History
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Details
SP 0786 NW 34/6
5104
25.4.52
BULL RING
City Centre B5
Parish Church of St Martin
II*
At least late C13 in origin and the mother church of Birmingham. Sandstone.
Large with nave and aisles, new tower and spire. Repaired in late C17 and
late C18. Tower and spire restored by P C Hardwick in 1835-5 and the rest
of the church in 1873-5 demolished, rebuilt and enlarged by the addition
of transepts and an extended east end under the direction of J A Chatwin.
Restored, after bomb damage in 1956-7. Inside, 2 recumbent effigies of the
C14 and one of circa 1400 in the north transept and a fourth of circa 1500
in the south chapel; also the south transept window designed by Edward Burne-Jones
and made by Morris, 1875-80.
Listing NGR: SP0735386557
Selected Sources
National Grid Reference: SP 07352 86566
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