Welcome to St. John's & St. Peter's Church with Ladywood ARC, Birmingham, UK - 158 years of witness in the Community.

Darnley Road, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 8TF United Kingdom 0121-218-5530

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Arts & Education Development Project at St. John & St. Peter's  Church 1994 - 2003. (LadywoodArc)

OBJECT

the complete restoration, development and equipping of St. John’s church building

AIM  

fulfilling our church’s potential for mission in Ladywood and the city in a way appropriate for the 21st century 

which is to establish

the church as an open and flexible centre for music, drama, dance, visual arts  and interfaith education as well as a spiritual nerve centre for all-comers and worship, prayer and meditation for its thriving Christian congregation

for  

the whole community, local and city-wide, irrespective of age, gender, race, faith, education or ability and for the well-being of future generations of both community and  congregation. 

To this end     

Phase 1:  the exterior of the church was restored 1998-9   thanks to a 75% grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and 25% ‘additional fund-raising’

Phase 2A:  the interior of the church has been modernised   January 22nd - October 12th , 2002 with Basic necessities, 75% financed by the Heritage  Lottery Fund, English Heritage Joint Grant Scheme, 25% by additional fund-raising:

• toilets: 3, one disabled, enclosed in a ‘pod’ in the previously vacant tower

• good lighting: which did not exist before

• underfloor heating: ditto; to warm the body before the vast church

• an all purpose wooden oak (Junkers) floating floor

Phase 2B:  further interior modernisation, all financed by  ‘additional fund-raising’:

• sound system

• Two young people’s rooms in the tower

• servery equipped to offer light snacks and drinks

• church office to keep watch from above

• chancel extension/stage

• cleaned and decorated interior, from the roof to the floor

• restored stained glass windows and leaded lights

• new oak chairs to replace the old pitch pine pews

Phase  2C: works of art financed privately, designed  and executed  by Midlands’ artists chosen after a competition  

• a baptistery stained glass window by Kim Jarvis

• a ceramic fountain by Jackie Rankin

• a north transept stained glass window by Deborah Lowe  

• two west end stained glass windows by Kim Jarvis                            

• a large glass cross by Martin Andrews and nave reception screen.

Saturday 12th October 2002

The Birmingham Post and Mail featured an article on our church in their weekend supplement. 

Here are a couple of quotes from their reporter Terry Grimley "few people will have seen its magnificently restored interior, which is surely one of the most breathtaking 'new' architectural spaces to have graced Birmingham in the last few years." and "The cleaning of the stone walls and pillars has created a light and airy ambience reminiscent of Dutch 17th century paintings of church interiors"

Sunday 13th October 2002 - The Re-dedication and Thanksgiving service was held

Monday 14th October

Dear Richard 

I am writing to congratulate you and everyone involved with last night's celebration of the refurbishment of St John's. The Church looked absolutely splendid and the service was tremendous. I'm really glad you are the Vicar of Ladywood - we are all so proud of what you and your congregation have achieved. Please pass on the thanks and best wishes of the Ladywood councillors to everyone involved.

Regards

Councillor Carl Rice
Birmingham City Council

Acknowledgement of the gifts of the following:

ARCHITECTS:

Phase 1: Michael Potter & Associate, Moseley, B’ham
Phase 2: RRA Architects, Hereford

QUANTITY SURVEYOR:

The Davidson Partnership, Moseley, B’ham 

PLANNING SUPERVISOR:

Cook Denning Management Ltd

MAIN CONTRACTORS:

Phase 1: R. S. Miller (Roofing) Wolverhampton
Phase 2: Ereconomic Construction Ltd of Wolverhampton

MAIN SUB-CONTRACTORS: Phase 2

Stone cleaning:  Camerons of Manchester and  Russcott Conservation & Masonry, Eastcote, Warwickshire

Mechanical Services:  Kershaw Mechanical Services Ltd, Stourbridge

Electrical Services:  Yates and Reece Ltd, Birmingham

Sound system:  Stage Electrics, Smethwick,  (local branch)

Flooring:  Junkers Flooring, Preston

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

Stained glass window restoration:

Phase 1- Clerestory: Nick Bayliss Architectural Glass

Phase 2- The Art of Glass, Wythall

Brass eagle lectern and pulpit desk restoration: STB, Birmingham

Pew removal and carpentry: Ledsam Paints, Ladywood, Birmingham

General building services: Glynbuild Ltd. , Ladywood, Birmingham

Floor matting: EMCO UK Ltd, Telford  

Security: Locksmiths, B’ham, H&R Developments, Dumfriesshire

PUBLICITY

Brochures: Scaragoth, Selly Oak

Invitations: Jim Russell, St. John’s, Birmingham

Journalist: Terry Grimley, The Birmingham Post

CORPORATE DONORS to the modernisation of the interior and artifacts

Alan and Nesta Ferguson Charity Trust
Alan Evans Memorial Trust
Bernard Sunley Charitable Trust
Birmingham City Council, Conservation and Access
Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance
Birmingham Saturday Hospital Fund
Broadway Plaza Leisure Park
Cadman Charity Trust
Edgmond PCC
Fentham’s Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Hedley Foundation
Heritage Lottery Fund  Phase 1,
Heritage Lottery Fund/ English Heritage Phase 2
J.W. Laing Trust
Landfill Tax from Cleanaway’ Environmental Body
Lord Austin Trust
Michael Marsh Charitable Trust
Oakley Charitable Trust
Rowlands Trust;
St. Peter’s Church, Springhill
The Church Urban Fund and Action in the City
The Foundation for Sport and the Arts
The Grimley Charity
The Ratcliff Foundation
W.A. Cadbury  Charitable Trust
Warwickshire Grand Lodge

To these bodies and to all individual donors including its own members, St. John’s and St. Peter’s Parish Church Council gives great thanks

IN MEMORIAM

Baptistry new stained glass window dedicated in loving memory to Edith Annie Rayner

St. Paul’s stained glass window restored and dedicated in loving memory  to Winifred Anne Horton

South door leaded light restored and dedicated in loving memory to Terry Minott

Centre north aisle stained glass window restored and dedicated in loving memory to Thomas Leonard Furber

New west trefoil stained glass window dedicated in loving memory to Jean Whitburn

 

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