Endowed by George Cadbury and designed in the Romanesque style by William Alexander, it was built in red-brick with a chancel, nave and baptistery in 1925.

A tympanum by William Bloye above the north door depicts Saint Francis feeding the birds. A tympanum by John Poole above the south door portrays Saint Francis as a builder of churches.

The interior contains an organ from the girl's dining-room at the Cadbury chocolate factory and a lecturn in the form of an eagle on a globe by Francis Ames.

Endowed by Baron Calthorpe and designed in the Gothic Style by JA Chatwin, it was built in brick and terracotta in 1898 and features a chancel with aisle, nave and aisles, a west tower with a steeple and pinnacles, and a south porch.

The interior contains stained glass and murals.

It is a low red-brick building dating from 1915 with a south tower and prominent square dormer windows.

Endowed by John Cartland and designed by F Preedy in the Perpendicular Style, it was built in stone in 1859 and features a chancel, nave, aisles, Lady Chapel, vestries, tower and spire.

The interior contains stained glass and memorials to various members of the Cartland family; some pews retain their original rent numbers.

Designed by W Davis in the Early Decorated Style, it is a cruciform stone building with a pinnacled tower dating from 1883.

The interior contains stained glass, including windows by John Hardman.

Designed by F Preedy in the Gothic Style, it was built in stone in 1874 and features a chancel, nave, clerestory, side aisles, choir vestry, baptistery and a west tower and spire.

Its Victorian stained glass was destroyed in the Birmingham Blitz and replaced in the 1940's; the interior also contains a 1908 Brindly and Foster organ and three 18th century bells that formerly hung in nearby St Mary's.

It dates from 1496 but was substantially rebuilt in brick with stone facings in the Decorated Style by JA Chatwin in the 1890's; the west tower is early 16th century.

St Mary's applied for planning permission for the installation of 42 solar roof panels in January 2010. Opponents claimed that the panels would be detrimental to the historic character of the building (News Archive 30/01/10).

Permission was granted in September 2010 (News Archive 16/09/10) and the Chancellor of the Diocese of Birmingham approved the installation in March 2011 (News Archive 10/03/11).

In May 2011, local residents complained about a group of up to 25 street drinkers who apparently sleep, urinate, fornicate and fight in the churchyard and abuse and harass passers-by (News Headlines 31/05/11).

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