St. Thomas' Church

St. Thomas' Church is a neoclassical building with a prominent tower and ionic porticos that was completed in the early 19th century. The surviving tower and west portico now stand within a public memorial garden in Birmingham's city center.

Thomas Rickman designed and completed this structure in 1829 to answer the religious needs of the growing industrial city. German bombing in 1940 destroyed most of the building, leaving only the tower and west portico standing.

The church was built to serve thousands of worshippers and shows how religion mattered during Birmingham's rapid growth period. Today the remaining structures tell that story to people passing through the city center.

The site is easily accessible from the city center and now offers a public space for quiet reflection among Birmingham's modern buildings. You can view the remaining architectural features at any time in a peaceful setting.

During the Chartist unrest of 1839, protesters removed the iron railings from the churchyard and used them as makeshift weapons. This event shows how the site became caught up in the social conflicts of the time.

Location: Birmingham

Inception: October 29, 1829

Architects: Thomas Rickman

Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture

GPS coordinates: 52.47330,-1.91506

Latest update: December 14, 2025 09:44