St Mark's Church, Ladywood

St Mark's Church, Ladywood, originally known as St Mark's Church, Summerhill is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.

St Mark’s Church, Ladywood
52°28′59.6″N 1°55′11.0″W
Location	Birmingham
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Mark
Consecrated	29 July 1841
Architecture
Architect(s)	George Gilbert Scott
Style	Early English Gothic
Completed	1841
Construction cost	£4,000
Demolished	1947
Specifications
Capacity	1,000 people

History

The church was built on King Edward's Road, Ladywood by the Birmingham Church Building Society to designs by the architect George Gilbert Scott. The foundation stone was laid on 31 March 1840 by James Taylor.^[1] It was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester on 29 July 1841.^[2]

A parish was assigned out of St Martin in the Bull Ring in 1843.

The church was closed in 1947 and demolished.

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by Banfield. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[3]