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Open day at St Mary's Handsworth, Birmingham
Heritage Open Day: A beautiful grade II listed church adjacent to Handsworth Park, also known as the Cathedral of the Industrial Revolution. St Mary’s Church, Handsworth is a grade II listed and although largely reconstructed in 1820 and again in 1870, the first stone church on this site was erected around 1160. A few surviving Norman features can still be seen at the lower part of the sandstone tower. The church has interesting monuments and tombs and stained-glass windows.
St Mary’s Church is often referred to as the Cathedral of the Industrial Revolution because James Watt, Matthew Boulton and William Murdoch were buried here. They were key players in Birmingham’s industrial development and members of the Lunar Society.
Sat 14 Sep:10.00-16.30; Free Entry.
St Mary’s Parish Church, Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands B20 2RW
Sat 14 September
Website:
www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event//open-day-at-st-mary-s-handsworth-birmingham.html