Edward James Bossward [SEP] residence
Edward James Bossward
Edward James Bossward (1825–1883) was an organ builder based in Birmingham, England.
Life.
He was born in Hayes in 1825 and baptised on 22 May 1825, the son of Thomas Bossward and Jane Collinridge. He married Eliza Gisborne in 1848 in King’s Norton, and they had the following children:
- Ann M Bossward (b. 1851)
- Agnes Bossward (b. 1852)
- Frances Bossward (b 1852)
- John T. Bossward (b. 1855)
on Hill Street.
A restoration project was undertaken in 1879.
In 1905, the Society of the Precious Blood was started when Mother Millicent Mary SPB (formerly Millicent Taylor) took her vows in the church.
Depopulation of the city centre resulted in poor attendance, and the church was demolished in 1971. The site on Hill Street is now occupied by the Albany Banqueting Suite built in 1975.
Organ.
The church was equipped with a pipe organ by Edward James Bossward dating from 1867. It was