St Francis of Assisi Church, Birmingham

Name: St Francis of Assisi Church
Address: Birmingham, United Kingdom

#326 among attractions in Birmingham

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

St Francis of Assisi Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Birmingham. While the church is located between the Lozells and Hockley parts of the city, the parish covers most of Handsworth. It was founded in 1840, originally as a chapel in the nearby listed building, St. Mary's Convent designed by Augustus Pugin. ()

Completed: 2 February 1894 (130 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 52°29'55"N, 1°54'57"W

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Lozells and East HandsworthBirmingham United Kingdom

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Day trips

St Francis of Assisi Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Bartons Arms, Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Handsworth Park, St Mary's Church.

0.9 miE
Nightlife
The Bartons Arms, Birmingham
23 min walk • The Bartons Arms stands as a historical gem in the Aston area of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Built in 1901 during the Edwardian era, this Grade II* listed building is not only a pub but a testament to the rich architectural heritage of the city.
0.6 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
15 min walk • The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is a museum at 75-79 Vyse Street in Hockley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the nine museums run by the Birmingham Museums Trust, the largest independent museums trust in the United Kingdom.
0.9 miNW
Park
Handsworth Park, Birmingham
23 min walk • Handsworth Park is a park in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. It lies 15 minutes by bus from the centre of Birmingham and comprises 63 acres of landscaped grass slopes, including a large boating lake and a smaller pond fed by the Farcroft and Grove Brooks, flower...
0.9 miN
Church
St Mary's Church, Birmingham
22 min walk • St Mary's Church, Handsworth, also known as Handsworth Old Church, is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Its ten-acre grounds are contiguous with Handsworth Park. It lies just off the Birmingham Outer Circle, and south of a cutting housing the site of the former Handsworth Wood railway station.
~1610 ftW
Recreated home in Georgian mansion
Soho House, Birmingham
8 min walk • Soho House is a museum run by Birmingham Museums Trust, celebrating Matthew Boulton's life, his partnership with James Watt, his membership of the Lunar Society of Birmingham and his contribution to the Midlands Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
0.5 miS
Cemetery
Key Hill Cemetery, Birmingham
14 min walk • Key Hill Cemetery, originally called Birmingham General Cemetery, is a cemetery in Hockley, Birmingham, England. It opened in 1836 as a nondenominational cemetery, and is the oldest cemetery, not being in a churchyard, in Birmingham.
0.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
18 min walk • The Jewellery Quarter is an area of central Birmingham, UK, in the north-western area of Birmingham City Centre, with a population of around 19,000 people in a 1.07-square-kilometre area.
0.4 miNW
Memorial
Guru Nanak Nishkam Sevak Jatha, Birmingham
11 min walk • The Gurdwara Sahib is a Sikh place of worship or Gurdwara in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. It was built in the late 1970s under the spiritual guidance of Puran Singh and the leadership of Norang Singh. The Spiritual leadership of the jatha is now continued through the vision of Mohinder Singh.
0.8 miS
Tower
Chamberlain Clock, Birmingham
21 min walk • The Chamberlain Clock is an Edwardian, cast-iron, clock tower in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England. It was erected in 1903 to mark Joseph Chamberlain's tour of South Africa between 26 December 1902 and 25 February 1903, after the end of the Second Boer War.
0.9 miSW
Museum
Centre of the Earth, Birmingham
25 min walk • The Centre of the Earth is a purpose-built environmental education centre in Birmingham, England, run by the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country.
0.7 miS
Cemetery
Warstone Lane Cemetery, Birmingham
19 min walk • Warstone Lane Cemetery, also called Brookfields Cemetery, Church of England Cemetery, or Mint Cemetery, is a cemetery dating from 1847 in Birmingham, England. It is one of two cemeteries in the city's Jewellery Quarter, in Hockley. It is no longer open to new burials.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St Francis of Assisi Church?

Nearby attractions include St Mary's Convent, Birmingham (2 min walk), St Silas' Church, Birmingham (7 min walk), Icknield Street School, Birmingham (8 min walk), Soho House, Birmingham (8 min walk).

How to get to St Francis of Assisi Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St Francis of Assisi Church:

Tram

Jewellery Quarter • Lines: 1 (16 min walk)
Soho, Benson Road • Lines: 1 (17 min walk)

Train

Jewellery Quarter (16 min walk)
Birmingham Snow Hill (31 min walk)

Bus

Boulton Rd / Soho Rd • Lines: Sb (25 min walk)
Sl1 • Lines: 7 (26 min walk)