Oldbury nr. Halesowen

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Source caption: "In 1840 Christ Church was built to replace Oldbury Chapel (St Nicholas), which was very dilapidated and too small for a rapidly rising population. In 1992 two thirds of Christ Church was converted into offices and the worship area reduced but the church is still active within the Church of England"
Scene Description: Source caption: "In 1840 Christ Church was built to replace Oldbury Chapel (St Nicholas), which was very dilapidated and too small for a rapidly rising population. In 1992 two thirds of Christ Church was converted into offices and the worship area reduced but the church is still active within the Church of England"
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INFORMATION

FontID: 19494OLD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Old Chapel of St. Nicholas [demolished]
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Location: [new church address: Church Square & Birmingham Street, Oldbury [West Bromwich], West Midlands, B69 4DY]
Country Name: England
Location: Worcestershire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 7 km NNE of Halesowen
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Birmingham [formerly in the Diocedse of Worcester
Historical Region: formerly partly in Shropshire and Worcestershire -- Hundred of Halfshire -- Hundred of Brimstree
Century and Period: 12th century / 16th century, Medieval
Church Notes: original chapel of 1529 was dilapidated in 1837-- Christ Church built 1840-1841
Font Notes:
No entry found for this Oldbury in the Domesday survey. Miller (1890) mentions Christ Church as a 1840 replacement for the 1529 Chapel of St. Nicholas; no font mentioned. Discovering Shropshire's History [http://search.shropshirehistory.org.uk/collections/getrecord/CCS_MSA305/] [accessed 10 November 2014] writes: "The chapel of St Nicholas was founded at Oldbury about the year 1138." 'Old-time Oldbury: Photographs and memories' (2000) [www.historyofoldbury.co.uk/Oldtime Oldbury.pdf] [accessed 10 November 2014] by the Oldbury Local History Group informs that the original chapel of St. Nicholas had become dilapidated and too small for its community by 1837; a new church was inaugurated in 1841.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 566831 5817446

REFERENCES

Miller, George [Revd.], The Parishes of the Diocese of Worcester, Birmingham: Hall & English, 1890