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In the middle ages, the land which is now Tile Hill, was part of the Parish of Stoneleigh with its center at the famous 12th century Cistercian abbey. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII, these monastic lands passed into the hands of the King’s favoured nobility and by 1846, this part became known as ‘Westwood Parish’. In the mid 20th Century with the population growth of Coventry, it was then decided to create three independent parishes out of the western part of Westwood. These three parishes are known today as Canley, Fletchampstead [an ancient title relating to those monastic lands before 1572] and our own parish of Tile Hill. In the 1950’s, the City and Diocese of Coventry, commissioned Sir Basil Spence and Wimpy Building Contractors to provide parish churches for Tile Hill, Willenhall and Wood End based along similar lines to Coventry Cathedral (by then under construction). The Lord Bishop of Coventry, the Rt Revd Cuthbert Bardsley, declared the Patron Saint of Tile Hill to be the Northumbrian King and Martyr, Saint Oswald. Our new church was therefore named after this distinguished 7th century saint. This Parish Church of Tile Hill was consecrated on June 6th 1957 by Bishop Bardsley in the presence of HRH Princess Margaret. On June the 6th 2007, the Parish celebrated that same consecration and official opening after 50 years of service to the community. We thanked God, not just for this building, but also for Christian presence and the seeds of the Kingdom sowed here in Tile Hill over that half century. St Oswald's is a part of the Church of England* and is based in the Diocese of Coventry*. We worship in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, which is not to say that services can't be fun. We have an applique wall hanging by Gerald Holtom behind the altar and a sculpture by Carrol Harris Simms on the east wall. (You can see pictures of these on the 'building' page.) St Oswald's has:
* Links below Page updated 17/02/2008 |
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