| AdminHistory | The church of St. Michael, Brierley Hill was originally built in 1765. It is of a plain cruciform shape, built of red brick, consisting of a chancel, nave, transepts, and an embattled western tower with pinnacles containing a clock and 8 bells. It was enlarged in 1823 and again in 1837. During 1873 to 1888 the interior was renovated at a cost of £800. During this time the chancel was raised and a new pulpit erected. There are several stained glass windows, two were donated by Mr. J. Corbett Esq. M.P., in 1914 a window to the memory of Mr. John Gordon was inserted and in 1920 a new window was added and a tablet erected in the church, in memory of the men who died in the First World War (1914-1918). The organ which was erected in 1844 has been rebuilt and enlarged and in 1900 the church was restored, and the bells recast and rehung at a cost of £6,000. A number of additions were made to the interior in 1936. |