Church of St. Edmund, Dudley

Dudley, United Kingdom

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The Church of Saint Edmund on Castle Street in Dudley, West Midlands, is a Grade II* listed parish church rebuilt in Palladian style and completed circa 1724. Reconstructed by brothers Richard and George Bradley with parishioner subscriptions following its demolition during the English Civil War, the church was built of red brick with stone dressings and features a chancel, nave, aisles, south porch, and embattled west tower. Known locally as "Bottom Church" to distinguish it from St. Thomas's nearby, it maintains an Anglo-Catholic tradition. Though dedicated to Saint Edmund, the Anglo-Saxon king and martyr, the original church likely dates from after his death in 869–870, though no documented references survive before the twelfth century, when it was held by Dudley Priory. Sculptures at the church's front depict a metal crown pierced by arrows, symbolizing Edmund's martyrdom.