St Martin's Guild of Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham

Birmingham, Cathedral Church of St Philip

12 bells, 31-0-21 in D

Peals rung on the bells (Peals database William Hall)

Peals rung on the bells (Felstead)

By the end of the nineteenth century, the old diocese of Worcester was too large to be effective and it was decided to make St. Philips into the seat of the bishop of the new diocese of Birmingham: hence, Birmingham Cathedral.

• Charles Gore (then Bishop of Worcester) became the first Bishop of Birmingham in 1905.
• Designed by Thomas Archer and built between 1709 and 1715,
• Rare example of the 'English Baroque' style
• Italianate domed tower
• Originally the parish church of the 'New Town', as the city began to expand

• Four stained glass windows (1885-97) by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris, depicting The Birth of Christ, His Crucifixion, His Ascension, and the Last Judgement.
• Font designed by John Poole (1982)
• A Crucifix and candlesticks, by Peter Ball (1984).
• Contemporary works of art displayed in rotation on the theme of 'The Word in Creation'.