St Anne, Coventry
St Anne, Coventry
St Anne (now St Anne and All Saints) is a Church of England church on Acacia Avenue, Coventry, in the Diocese of Coventry. The Church Heritage Record states that it is not a listed building.
- Location
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Country
- England
- County
- West Midlands
- City / town
- Coventry
- Address
- Acacia Avenue, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2AN
- Postcode
- CV1 2AN
- Built
- First World War munitions canteen, given as a mission church and dedicated 1930 after enlargement; full church status later in the 1930s
- Consecrated
- Dedicated 1930
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Anne
- Diocese
- Coventry
- Parish
- Coventry, All Saints
- Style
- Inter-war brick mission church with tower, transepts and apsidal chancel
- Materials
- Brick; two-storey building with church over a semi-basement hall
- Opening hours
- Various opening times outside of worship according to events and groups.
- Access
- Accessible toilets in church. Level access to the main areas
Overview
The Victoria County History records that St Anne was originally erected during the First World War by John Davenport Siddeley (created Lord Kenilworth in 1937) as a canteen and recreational centre for munition workers at the Armstrong-Siddeley factory, Park Side. After the war Siddeley gave the building to St Michael, Coventry, as a mission church. It was dedicated in 1930 after being enlarged and refurnished, mainly at his expense. The dedication recalled the medieval Charterhouse nearby.
In 1930 a tower was added above the main north entrance, with small transepts and an apsidal chancel. The church occupies the upper floor of a two-storey brick building; the semi-basement is the church hall. The parish still holds a projection room from the building’s use as a cinema for munitions workers, and an oak screen inscribed in memory of Lord and Lady Kenilworth.