St John the Evangelist, Walmley
St John the Evangelist, Walmley
St John’s is a Grade II Neo-Norman parish church on Walmley Road, Sutton Coldfield, opened by the Bishop of Worcester on 2 September 1845. A large new nave of 1985–87 now holds worship; the Victorian church serves as halls and offices.
- Location
- Walmley, West Midlands
- Country
- England
- County
- West Midlands
- City / town
- Walmley
- Address
- Walmley Road, Walmley, West Midlands, B76 1QN
- Postcode
- B76 1QN
- Built
- 1843–45; nave extension 1985–87
- Consecrated
- 2 September 1845
- Architect
- Henry John Whitling and Daniel R Hill
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- John the Evangelist
- Diocese
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Walmley
- Grade
- II
- Style
- Neo-Norman
- Materials
- Blue-black vitrified engineering brick with red sandstone dressings
- Grid reference
- SP 136 935
- Opening hours
- Open every day 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Saturday morning coffee shop and activities every day for different groups.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets in church
- Website
- https://www.stjw.org.uk/
Overview
Historic England records a church funded by Lucy Riland, a relative of the rector of Sutton Coldfield, with further money from Joseph Webster of Penns Mill. Henry John Whitling of Shrewsbury prepared the first plans; after he left England in 1844, Daniel R. Hill revised and executed the design at a cost of £2,658. The style is Neo-Norman, briefly fashionable around 1840–45. The fabric is blue-black vitrified engineering brick with red sandstone dressings: a four-bay nave and short chancel. Charles E. Bateman converted a south-east vestry to an organ chamber in 1912–13.
In 1985–87 a new nave was linked at right angles to the north and the old church was converted to halls, offices, kitchen and meeting rooms. The building reopened on 6 December 1987. The parish is now in the Diocese of Birmingham.