Hall Green Church was built in Queen Anne’s reign, and has seats for 475, half free.  It is a vicarage (value L175), in the gift of trustees, and now held by the Rev. R. Jones, B.A.

Handsworth Church.—­St. Mary’s, the mother church of the parish, was probably erected in the twelfth century, but has undergone time’s inevitable changes of enlargements, alterations, and rebuildings, until little, if any, of the original structure could possibly be shown.  Great alterations were made during the 15th and 17th centuries, and again about 1759, and in 1820; the last of all being those of our own days.  During the course of the “restoration,” now completed, an oval tablet was taken down from the pediment over the south porch, bearing the inscription of “John Hall and John Hopkins, churchwardens, 1759,” whose economising notions had led them to cut the said tablet out of an old gravestone, the side built into the wall having inscribed on its face, “The bodye of Thomas Lindon, who departed this life the 10 of April, 1675, and was yeares of age 88.”  The cost of the rebuilding has been nearly L11,000, the whole of which has been subscribed, the reopening taking place Sept. 28, 1878.  There are several ancient monuments in fair preservation, and also Chantrey’s celebrated statue of Watts.  The living is valued at L1,500, the Rector, the Rev. W. Randall, M.A., being his own patron.  The sittings in the church are (with a few exceptions only) all free and number over 1,000, Sunday and other services being also held in a Mission Room at Hamstead.

Holy Trinity.—­The first stone of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Camp Hill, was placed in position Sept. 29, 1820.  The building was consecrated Jan. 23, 1823, and opened for services March 16 following.  The cost was L14,325, and the number of sittings provided 1,500, half to be free.  The services have from the first been markedly of a Ritualistic character, and the ornate decorations of the church have been therefore most appropriate.  The living (value L230) is a vicarage in the gift of trustees, and is at present held by the Rev. A.H.  Watts, who succeeded the Rev. R.W.  Enraght after the latter’s suspension and imprisonment.—­ See “Ritualism.”

Holy Trinity, Birchfields.—­First stone placed May 26, 1863; consecrated May 17, 1864.  Cost about L5,000.  The living (value L320) is a vicarage in the gift of the Rector of Handsworth, and is now held by the Rev. P.T.  Maitland, who “read himself in” May 16, 1875.

Holy Trinity, North Harborne, was built in 1838-39 at a cost of L3,750, and will seat 700, one half being free.  The living (value L300) is in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield.

Immanuel Church, Broad Street.—­The foundation stone was laid July 12, 1864; the consecration took place May 7, 1865; the cost of erection was a little over L4,000; there are seats for 800, of which 600 are free; and the living (valued at L300), has been held until now by the Rev. C.H.  Coleman, the presentation being in the hands of trustees.  The “Magdalen” Chapel was formerly on the site.