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The present Victorian church, built on the site of a 13th century church which was documented in 1263 . The church was enlarged in medieval times and the resulting structure consisted of a lofty nave and chancel, north and south aisles and a northwest tower with spire. In 1690, the church-wardens "dressed the church in brick." John Cheshire partially rebuilt the spire in 1781. In 1853, the brick casing was removed from the tower by Philip Charles Hardwick , who added the open-air pulpit. In 1873, the church was demolished and rebuilt by architect J.A. Chatwin in 1873, preserving an earlier tower and spire. During the demolition, medieval wall paintings and decorations were discovered in the chancel, including the charity of St Martin dividing his cloak with a beggar, and two painted beams were discovered behind the plaster ceiling. The exterior is built of rockfaced grimshill stone. The interior is of sandstone and an open timber roof.1 The South Transept has a Burne-Jones window, made by William Morris in 1875. This window was taken down for safe keeping the day before a World War II bomb dropped beside the church (10th April 1941), destroying all remaining windows.''St. Martin's in the Bull Ring'', Church Guide, 1991, ISBN 0-85101-282-5 The West window is a 1954 copy of the Henry Hardman 1875 window destroyed by The Blitz . The first broadcast of church bells ringing was of St Martin's.''St. Martin's in the Bull Ring - a story of seven centuries'', Rev Philip Crowe, 1975 Since 1991 the church has sixteen Bells hung for Ringing – a most unusual number, five, six, eight, ten or at the most twelve would be typical. As part of the Bull Ring development in 2003, the church was cleaned and repaired. St Martin in the Bullring is also open from 10-5 every day for visitors to view the interior. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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