Aerial view of Bristol Street area
This view in 1965 has a few notable landmarks. To the bottom left is the circular dome of St Catherine of Sienna Church. On Bristol Street can be seen the Broadway (later Gala/ Cinephone) Cinema next ...
Autumn Leaves
St Catherine of Sienna Church looms behind the autumn leaves in Lee Bank.
Blessing of the Church of St. Catherine of Siena, Lee Bank
The blessing of the new Catholic Church of St Catherine of Siena, Lee Bank, would have taken place in 1965. The new church, designed by Harrison & Cox, was built in 1964/5 on the corner of Bristol Street ...
Bristol Street School
Bristol Street School stood at the end of Irving Street facing onto Bristol Street. To the right of the photograph can be seen the National Privincial Bank and the spire of the old St Catherine of Siena ...
Canon Edward F. Fenn
Father Fenn founded the Mission of St. Catherine in the Horsefair. He was born in Wolverhampton on 4th September 1837. After spending one year working at St. Chad's Cathedral he arrived in Bristol Street ...
Father Joseph V. Hymers - St. Catherine of Siena
Father Hymers took over at St Catherine's after the death of Father Fenn. This was not immediate as Dr. E. Berry succeeded Father Fenn first but left in February 1908 after only a few months. Apart from ...
Father Patrick Maguire - St Catherine of Siena
Father Maguire came to St Catherine's from Tile Hill in Coventry during October 1961. Father Maguire oversaw the move from the old St Catherine's to the new building which stands to this day. He also ...
Interior of St Catherine's Church looking east
Interior of the original St Catherine's Church on the Horsefair.
View towards the East window and Altar. The stained glass was installed by John Hardman Studios of Newhall Hill.
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Interior panels in St Catherine's Church
Detail of panels in the original St Catherine's Church in the Horsefair.
St Catherine Of Siena had it’s origins in 1872 when Father Fenn acquired seven properties in Windmill Street with a deposit ...
Screen in St Catherine's Church
Screen inside the entrance to St Catherine's church. This is a memorial screen to President John F. Kennedy who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963. Funds for the memorial were raised by the priest ...
St Catherine of Siena
Another view of the church from 1979. This time looking towards the church from the side facing Irving Street.
St Catherine of Siena
The church in 1979 with the Sentinels tower blocks (Clydesdale and Cleveland) looming behind. The church offered mass for the first time on 20th December 1964 and was a replacement for the demolished ...
St Catherine Of Siena on the Horsefair
The original St Catherine Of Siena which used to stand on the Horsefair just up from where the former Dome II nightclub stands. there is a carpark roughly occupying the spot now. The church was demolished ...
St Catherines and the Sentinels
St Catherine of Siena. This Roman Catholic Church was "opened" in 1964 and replaced the old Victorian St Catherine's which stood further up towards Holloway Circus. A celebrated priest at the church was ...
St Catherine's Church and Birmingham city centre, from Lee Bank
In this 1995 view looking towards the city centre from Lee Bank the green domed roof of the church of St Catherine of Siena stands out. The Roman Catholic church in Bristol Street opened in 1965, replacing ...
St Catherine's from Essex Street
St Catherine Of Siena had it’s origins in 1872 when Father Fenn acquired seven properties in Windmill Street with a deposit of £35 on the total price of £350. These properties covered an area of 440 sq. ...
The Kennedy Memorial, St Chad's Circus, Birmingham
Although the memorial itself cannot be seen this photograph was taken at the unveiling of the Kennedy Memorial at St Chad's Circus, Birmingham, on 8 July 1968. The memorial, a colourful mosaic with a ...
Wartime wedding at St Catherine of Siena
The wedding in April 1916 of Private J. Devaney of the 3rd Worcestershire Regiment to Catherine Hayes of Edgbaston. Having checked the Medal Cards at Kew there is no Private Devaney listed for the Worcesters ...