Yardley, St Edburgha

A fine red-sandstone church built during the 13th century on the site of an Anglo-Saxon church, St Edburgha's is set in a small pedestrian-only conservation area surrounded on three sides by public parkland and on the fourth by a magnificent timbered building first used as a schoolroom in 1575.

The setting reminds the visitor of Yardley's rural past before it was absorbed as an outer suburb of Birmingham during this century.

The chancel is 13th century, the nave and transepts early 14th century, the north aisle added in the late 14th century, the porch 15th century, and the tower and vestry late 15th century. The tower and spire is a well-known local landmark visible for miles, and houses one of the three or four best peals of eight in the UK which are rung every Sunday.

As well as having a number of interesting historical and architectural features, such as one of the few Jacobean pulpits in the Midlands, and an incised slab from the tomb of Thomas Este, Porter of Kennilworth Castle, and his wife who died in 1462, the church is an active and lively worship centre continuing to bear witness to God's glory in its diverse outer ring parish.

Website: www.yardleyoldchurch.org

Telephone: 0121 303 5171

Opening Times
Sunday, 2 - 5.30pm
June to September

Service Times

Sunday	8.00am	Holy Communion
1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sunday	9.30am	Open Family Service
2nd Sunday	9.30am	Eucharist
1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sunday	10.45am	Family Eucharist (sung)
2nd Sunday	10.45am	Family/Parade Service
1st, 3rd Sunday	6.30pm	Evensong (sung)
2nd Sunday	6.30pm	Holy Communion
4th Sunday	6.30pm	Evening Prayer (sung)
Wednesday	10.30am	Holy Communion