Birmingham Daily Gazette - Saturday 28 May 1921 (page 3); column headed 'ROUND THE MIDLANDS' included the announcement: 'An old English oak and stone font war memorial has been dedicated by the Bishop of Birmingham at Catherine de Barnes Mission Church, Solihull'. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000669/19210528/120/0003

Solihull Life website; Article titled 'Catherine-de-Barnes War Memorial'. (This article re the memorial's history includes the information that: 'At 5pm on Trinity Sunday, 22nd May 1921' the Bishop of Birmingham dedicated the war memorial at Catherine-de-Barnes mission church ('which took the unusual form of a font and ewer').It also states that the war memorial fund had begun in 1916 with 'a small legacy from Harvey Hodgkin Fearn, who had died aged 18 on 15th May 1916 after a year’s illness'; that his father, Edward Fearn, gave the ewer to the Church, in memory of his son; and that 'The ewer was made out of two shell cases – a French .75 and a British 18-pounder'. https://solihulllife.org/2021/05/22/catherine-de-barnes-war-memorial/

Solihull Parish Magazine, June 1921; reported that the dedication of the memorial on 22nd May had taken place “at unavoidably short notice” (for which it omitted any explanation)

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The 'Solihull News' report re the premises (14/12/2012), included the information: 'The busy village hall, originally built as a school and chapel, has been at risk of closure since regular church services ceased there in 2010. Church of England Trust had been considering selling the historic building, but they have now reached an agreement with the local community to appoint new trustees to manage the hall. They will also be responsible for raising funds for the upkeep of St Catherine’s. The Rector of St Alphege Fr Tim Pilkington, said: “I am very pleased that we seem to have found a solution. St Catherine’s has had a long association with the local community, who have put a great deal of time and effort into supporting it financially over the years. The proposed plan will guarantee the future of St Catherine’s for the people of Catherine-de-Barnes and at the same time permit the church some continuing use of the building.”'

Charity Commission; 'CATHERINE DE BARNES VILLAGE HALL' (Charity number: 1164300); Trust Deed dated 4th November 2015. https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5070456/governing-document?_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_organisationNumber=5070456

'Church Bells of Warwickshire' website, re Catherine-de-Barnes Church, includes the following comment re its History: 'In 1879 a dual purpose chapel and day school was opened in Hampton Lane at the expense of Joseph Gillott, a wealthy pen manufacturer. It was not a church in that is was not under the auspices of The Church of England. On his death in 1903 his estate was sold and a group of trustees were able to buy the building. In 1937 The Charity Commission passed the administration and management of the property to The Church of England. Due to falling attendances, the number of services was reduced to one a month on May 2007 and ceased altogether after the final service on Sunday, June 20th 2010. The building is now managed by local residents as “Trustees”' https://warksbells.co.uk/catherine-de-barnes/

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council website, 'Solihull Life'; biographical details re WW1 casualty, Lance Corporal James Uriah Hill, Coldstream Guards (who is commemorated on this font memorial ,and also on Solihull's War Memorial): https://solihulllife.org/2015/10/09/9th-oct-1915/#more-1166