Parish Church of the Ascension is a Grade II* listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1952. A 18th century Church. 1 related planning application.
Parish Church of the Ascension
- WRENN ID
- watchful-rampart-ridge
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley MP: Tahir Ali (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 1952
- Type
- Church
- Period
- 18th century
- Address
- Parish Church of the Ascension, School Road, Hall Green, B28 8JD
- OS grid reference
- SP 109 817
- Coordinates
- 52.43399, -1.83971
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of the Ascension, dated 1704 and possibly designed by Sir William Wilson, is a Grade II* listed building that has undergone alterations. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings. The lower part of the projecting west tower and the nave, which is three bays long, feature giant Roman Doric pilasters that support an entablature and balustrade. The church has arched windows with moulded stone surrounds, complete with impost blocks and keystones, and quoins at the corners. In 1860, a chancel and transepts were added in the same style as the 18th-century work. The upper part of the tower, also likely from 1860, includes an octagonal brick turret topped with a copper cupola. Inside, the church has a coved ceiling, a simple 18th-century pulpit, and painted early 19th-century Royal Arms.
Local climate
Parish Church of the Ascension receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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