title: St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath
text: # St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath
  
  St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath is a former Church of England parish church in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.
  
  ## History
  
  The foundation stone was laid on 28 November 1870 by Mrs Sands Cox of Dosthill Hall in memory of Edward Townsend Cox and Jane his wife. The brass plate which covered the foundation stone cavity was inscribed with
  
     Hunc lapidam Ædis sacræ St. Thomæ dedicate In Memoriam Edward T. Cox et Joannae conjugis Posuit Isabella Sands Cox, Kal, Nov. xxviii A.S., MDCCCLXX. T. Bateman et Corser, Arch; T. Hardwick et Fil Ædif
  
  It was consecrated on 14 August 1883 by the Bishop of Worcester
  
  In 1884 a parish was assigned with land taken from the parish of St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath. Part of the parish was taken in 1900 to form part of the new parish of St Patrick's Church, Bordesley
  
  When the church was closed, the parish was split; part merged with St Mary and St Ambrose, Edgbaston and the rest with St Anne's Church, Moseley.
  
  ## Organ
  
  The church contained an organ by Nicholson of Worcester. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. When the church was closed the organ was moved to St John the Baptist's Church, Longbridge.
  
  