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St Alphege Church, Solihull is a parish church in the Church of England in Solihull, West Midlands. ==History== The church is medieval, daing from the 13th century.〔The Buildings of England, Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner〕 The previous spire was 59m and collapsed in 1757: the current spire is 57.34m〔(Skyscrapernews.com )〕 ''The Church, dedicated to St. Alphege, is a large cruciform structure. The tracery mouldings and corbels in the interior are extremely elegant; there are also some fine specimens of screen work: it consists of nave, chancel, side aisles, and an embattled tower, surmounted by an octagonal spire, and contains a peal of thirteen good bells.''〔History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Warwickshire By Francis White & Co. 1850〕 The bells were all recast and rehung in 1932 by Taylor's of Loughborough, and the church registers date from 1538.〔 The church is part of a team which includes *St Helen's Church, Solihull *St Michael's Church, Solihull In 2012, St Alphege Church celebrated the millennium of the martyrdom of St Alphege, who was martyred in 1012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Alphege Church, Solihull」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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