Our Lady & All Saints, Stourbridge
Following the Group’s walking tour in June, we have now arranged access to three significant churches in the town centre. We can only visit the G. E. Street church of St James during the school summer holidays for safeguarding reasons as the Side by Side Theatre Company now use it.
The timetable will be:
10.30 am Meet at Stourbridge Bus Station/Rail interchange. Then walk next door to St John the Evangelist, G.E Street (1860 – 1) which was built as a cheap church for those who could not afford pews in St Thomas’s. From here we will walk down the High Street, through the shopping centre to
11.15 am St Thomas. The parish church with nave, aisles and west tower of 1728 – 36 but with significant Victorian additions and alterations, including work by Cotton & Bidlake (1889 – 90)
Noon-12.45 pm We will return to eat at the Sofio Lounge, 111 High Street (where the morning walk hadrefreshments on our June visit). They know that we are visiting, but you will have to purchase your own light lunch.
12.45 pm Leave the Sofio Lounge
1.00 pm Cross the ring road to Our Lady & All Saints RC (E.W.Pugin 1863 – 4,Grade II)
We will view Pugin’s interior fittings and exterior with its distinctive tower added in 1889 to Pugin’s design. All the church glass is by Hardmans. Then priest in residence Father Philip Griffin has invited us to the Presbytery, also by E.W.Pugin (1879) to see the interior and for refreshments. We estimate that the visit will end by 2.30 pm
Please return your booking form to:
Helene Pursey, 54 Prospect Rd, Moseley Birmingham B13 9TD. Tel: 0121 449 5186 [email protected]
We do not issue tickets, but can confirm if you send a SAE or request an e-mail confirmation of booking.
REFUNDS POLICY
- If cancellations are made before the closing date for bookings you can request a full refund by cheque or BACS.
- Cancellation after the closing date and up to 8 days before the event = 50% refund.
- Cancellation within 7 days of the event = no refund.
- No money will be refunded until after the event has taken place.
- In the event of the Society having to cancel, refunds will be made less any administration costs.