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St Philip's Cathedral is a Church of England
cathedral, in Colmore Row, Birmingham,
England, dedicated to St Philip. It was
completed in 1715 as a parish church when St
Martin's was insufficient for Birmingham's
growing population, designed in the
then-fashionable Baroque style by architect
Thomas Archer of Tamworth. It was enlarged in
the late 19th century by J.A. Chatwin. It
gained cathedral status in 1905, when the
Diocese of Birmingham was created (Birmingham
was made a city in 1889). The first bishop
was Charles Gore, Bishop of Worcester. Built
of brick and faced with stone, it has stained
glass windows by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and
is the third smallest cathedral in England
after Derby and Chelmsford.
Philip was one of the twelve apostles of
Jesus. Later Christian traditions describe
Philip as the apostle who proselytized in
Greece, Syria, and Phrygia. He was martyred
by crucifixion in the city of Hierapolis.
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I remember being shown around St. Philips as
part of our walk around the city in my first
week as an architecture student.. Anyway,
good to see you've been exploring the
Midlands.. and interesting to learn
St.Philips was designed by a Tamworth
architect (I think I might try to learn a
little more about Thomas Archer).
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I've become more interested in provincial
English Baroque architects, like Archer and
Smith of Warwick.
Archer was born in Tanworth-in-Arden in
Warwickshire and attended Oxford University.
He went on a Grand Tour and was influenced by
the work of Bernini and Borromini. His
churches include St John's, Smith Square,
Westminster, badly damaged in World War II,
St. Paul's, Deptford and St Philip,
Birmingham, now Birmingham Cathedral.
Archer's secular works included Roehampton
House in Surrey, Welford Park in Berkshire,
and the Cascade House and the west front and
broadly bowed pilastered north front at
Chatsworth House. Between 1709-1711 Archer
designed a Baroque Garden pavilion for Henry
Grey, 1st Duke of Kent at Wrest Park, Silsoe,
Bedfordshire. After 1712 Archer designed
Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire for John
Wallop (later Earl of Portsmouth). He
remodelled St Mary's Church at Hale,
Hampshire which also contains Archer Memorial
designed by himself and carved by Sir Henry
Cheere
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Gorgeous building - great photo!!
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Many thanks!
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Very interesting pic with informative
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Thanks!
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A very nice pic and an interesting cathedral!
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Thank you.
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Nicely captured, thank for for the background
information.
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Thanks Brian.
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Lovely as usual, Richard. Such a high
standard
in your photos, and the narratives make
them
so much more interesting.
Please share your photo with our group CHURCHES & HOUSES OF WORSHIP.
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Sure, thanks.
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Interesting to learn that Archer was from the
midlands! There seems to have been a
tradition of favouring local architects for
major works in Birmingham, through to
Victorian times, something which served the
city well.
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Yes, JA Chatwin and Yeoville Thomason both
being good examples of that.
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This is a great slab of achitecture, I've
always admired this building.
In a strange way, with it's floodlights it
makes a great backdrop for all the teen-goths
& skater kids that gather there in the
evening!
Thanks for sharing with the CHURCHES & HOUSES OF WORSHIP Group.
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Thanks; I didn't stay till the evening so
will take your words about the skaters! I was
quite surprised as to how much of the
graveyard had survived; you wouldn't find as
many tombstones in a London churchyard.
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Beautiful church.
(1-2-3 History)
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Thanks.
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Did you get some of the Burne Jones glass?
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No, I did take some but I don't think they
worked terribly well.
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I was going to say- before I read your
description- that it doesn't look like a
Cathedral. Reminds me rather of a baroque
church like St James Picadillly. A lovely
image.
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Yes, though this is more straight-laced than
Wren. Thanks.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Beautiful Birmingham, and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
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Sure.
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