| Catholic Church of St Edward, Selly Park, Birmingham | |
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The Catholic Church of St Edward, Selly Park, Birmingham, in August 2024 | |
![]() Catholic Church of St Edward, Selly Park, Birmingham | |
| 52°26′25.61″N1°55′32.40″W / 52.4404472°N 1.9256667°W /52.4404472; -1.9256667 | |
| Location | Selly Park |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | stedward.org.uk |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Henry Thomas Sandy |
| Completed | 13 October 1902 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| Parish | Selly Oak |
TheCatholic Church of St Edward, Selly Park, Birmingham is aRoman Catholicparish located inSelly Park in theArchdiocese of Birmingham.[1]
The church on Raddlebarn Road was designed in decorated gothic style by Henry Thomas Sandy of Stafford[2] and the nave opened on 13 October 1902 byEdward Ilsley,Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham andSamuel Webster Allen,Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury. The builder was William Bishop of King's Heath.
The sanctuary and side chapels were built between 1925 and 1926 in a design created byGeorge Bernard Cox, of Harrison and Cox, and the builders wereJohn Bowen and Sons ofBalsall Heath.
The western end of the church was completed in 1936.