St Mary's Church, Handsworth

Not to be confused with St Mary's Church, Handsworth, Sheffield.

St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church, Handsworth, Birmingham
Map
52°30′38″N 1°55′9″W / 52.51056°N 1.91917°W / 52.51056; -1.91917
LocationHandsworth, Birmingham, England
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
Websitehttp://handsworthstmary.org/
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseBirmingham
Clergy
RectorIn Vacancy

St Mary's Church, Handsworth, also known as Handsworth Old Church, is a Grade II* listed[1][2] Anglican church in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Its ten-acre (4 hectare) grounds are contiguous with Handsworth Park. It lies just off the Birmingham Outer Circle, and south of a cutting housing the site of the former Handsworth Wood railway station. It is noteworthy as the resting place of famous progenitors of the industrial age, and has been described as the "Cathedral of the Industrial Revolution".

  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of St (Grade II*) (1076358)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Grade II* (1076358)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2006.