Historic churches · West Midlands
St Thomas' Church, Coventry
St Thomas' Church, Coventry — grade II listed church in the United kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Coventry · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
St Thomas' Church, Coventry is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in the United kingdom". Coordinates: 52.4051°, -1.5227°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Thomas' Church was in Albany Road, Coventry, West Midlands, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, but by 1973 was no longer in ecclesiastical use.
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Background
History
The church was designed by the Lancaster architects Sharpe and Paley, and was built in 1848–49. The foundation stone was laid on 2 March 1848, and the church was consecrated on 7 August 1849 by the Bishop of Coventry. The cost of the building was £3,721 (equivalent to £|r=-4}}}} in ). The stone for the church was provided by Lord Leigh from a quarry on his estate at Stoneleigh Abbey. The church was declared redundant in 1974 and demolished in 1976.
Architecture
The architectural style of the church was Decorated. Its plan consisted of a five-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a three-bay chancel with vestries, a north porch, and a northwest bell turret. The bell turret was octagonal, surmounted by a cross, and decorated with crocket-like round ornaments. The east window had three main lights, the windows along the sides of the aisles, two lights, and the west window, four lights above which were two quatrefoils and a large sexfoil. There were five windows on each side of the clerestory. Inside the church the open timber roof of the nave was supported by corbels in the form of angels carrying shields.
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- Coordinates
- 52.4051, -1.5227
- District
- Coventry
- Parish
- Coventry, unparished area
- Postcode
- CV1 3GH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Coventry South
- Phone
- +44 24 7699 8964
- Nearest railway station
- Coventry — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.albanytheatre.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595524 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Thomas' Church, Coventry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Thomas' Church, Coventry?
- St Thomas' Church, Coventry is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV1 3GH), in the parish of Coventry, unparished area.
- Is St Thomas' Church, Coventry a listed building?
- St Thomas' Church, Coventry is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Thomas' Church, Coventry free to visit?
- Yes, St Thomas' Church, Coventry is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Thomas' Church, Coventry?
- The nearest railway station is Coventry, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CV1 3GH.