St Augustine’s Solihull Webcam – Altar and Crucifixion Icon

The St Augustine’s Solihull Webcam looks over the pews of St Augustine of England Catholic Church in Solihull, West Midlands, to the altar where the parish celebrates Mass. A large gold and painted quatrefoil of the Crucifixion fills the white wall above the sanctuary, with the Virgin Mary and St John either side of the cross. Tall windows set high in both side walls light the sloping timber ceilings, and a red sanctuary lamp hangs from a bracket on the right. The parish livestreams its public Masses on this feed. Between services the camera stays on a quiet church, lit by its lamps and by whatever daylight reaches the high windows.

About St Augustine’s Solihull

St Augustine’s is the Catholic parish church of central Solihull, a town of 126,577 people at the 2021 census, about 13 kilometers (8 miles) southeast of Birmingham. The church stands on Herbert Road, just off Station Road, and the parish belongs to the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Solihull sits about 127 meters (416 feet) above sea level in country that was once part of the Forest of Arden.

The oldest part of the building is the work of A. W. N. Pugin, the Gothic Revival architect, who gave his design free of charge. Building began in April 1838 and the church opened on 6 February 1839, with Pugin carrying the cross at the opening. His church was a plain rectangle about 15 meters by 6.7 meters (50 feet by 22 feet), and the building is now listed at Grade II. Out of this camera’s view, a hanging rood cross from 1920 remembers parishioners who died in the First World War.

The camera faces the newer church instead: an extension begun in January 1979 at a right angle to Pugin’s building, on the site of an 1878 presbytery, with the seating gathered close around a new altar. It doubled the seating. Its brick walls were plastered and painted white in 2010, when the sanctuary was reordered and the present altar was consecrated on 17 October 2010. The pierced quatrefoil above it, a Crucifixion carved in low relief and painted by the artist Stephen Foster, went up around the same time.

Below the quatrefoil, pale carved panels rise behind the altar, which carries a small red cross on its front. The ambo stands to the left and three wooden chairs for the clergy to the right, with hymn boards marked Mass and Psalm on both side walls. In November, poppy wreaths lay on the floor in front of the altar for Remembrance.

Weather and Climate in Solihull

Solihull has the mild, damp climate of the English Midlands. At the Met Office station at Winterbourne, University of Birmingham, about 11 kilometers (7 miles) to the west-northwest, the 1991 to 2020 averages give January days of about 7°C (45°F) and nights of 2°C (36°F), with air frost on about 42 nights a year, mostly between December and February. Spring warms from about 13°C (56°F) in April to 17°C (62°F) in May. July and August reach 21°C to 22°C (70°F to 72°F) by day and about 12°C (54°F) at night, and autumn cools from 18°C (64°F) in September to 10°C (50°F) in November.

Rain is spread through the year, about 809 millimeters (32 inches) in all, with October to December the wettest months at around 80 millimeters (3.1 inches) each. Sunshine climbs from about 53 hours in January to about 193 hours in July. Indoors, the seasons show through the high windows: bright summer mornings light the timber ceilings, while on short winter afternoons the sanctuary relies on its lamps.

Things to Do Near St Augustine’s Solihull

St Alphege Church, about 450 meters (0.3 miles) away in a straight line, is Solihull’s medieval parish church: a red sandstone building founded around 1220, listed at Grade I, with a spire 51 meters (168 feet) high. Touchwood, the town’s shopping center, is roughly 300 meters (0.2 miles) from St Augustine’s and takes its name from Touchwood Hall, a house built in 1712 and demolished in 1963. For green space, Tudor Grange Park is about 600 meters (0.4 miles) away, and Malvern and Brueton Park, on the former Malvern Hall estate, about 800 meters (0.5 miles).

Two National Trust houses lie to the south. Packwood House, a timber-framed Tudor manor near Lapworth about 8 kilometers (5 miles) away, is known for its clipped yew garden. Baddesley Clinton, a moated manor house dating from the 13th century, is about 9.5 kilometers (6 miles) away, and a circular walk of about 8 kilometers (5 miles) links the two. To the east, the National Motorcycle Museum at Bickenhill is about 6 kilometers (3.8 miles) from the church, close to Birmingham Airport.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is St Augustine’s Solihull located?

On Herbert Road, just off Station Road, in central Solihull in the West Midlands of England. It is about 13 kilometers (8 miles) southeast of Birmingham and a short walk from Solihull railway station.

What can you see on the St Augustine’s Solihull Webcam?

The sanctuary, seen over the pews: the altar, the ambo, the clergy chairs and the gold Crucifixion quatrefoil on the white wall behind. During services the Mass takes place in this view; at other times the church is usually empty.

What time is Mass at St Augustine’s Solihull?

The parish newsletter for late October 2026 listed Sunday Masses at 9am and 11am, each marked as public and live streamed. Weekday times change from week to week, so check the current newsletter on the parish website.

Is the St Augustine’s Solihull Webcam live all the time?

Yes. The camera streams around the clock, and YouTube lists the current broadcast as running since June 2020. Outside Mass times it shows the empty sanctuary, which does not mean the stream has stopped.

Can I watch a funeral at St Augustine’s Solihull online?

The parish newsletter marks funeral Masses as live streamed alongside the daily Masses, and the parish YouTube channel keeps some services as separate recordings. For a particular service, contact the parish office.

Is St Augustine’s Solihull a Pugin church?

Yes. A. W. N. Pugin designed the original church, which opened on 6 February 1839 and is listed at Grade II. The camera, though, faces the 1979 extension, reordered in 2010.

What is the gold Crucifixion above the altar at St Augustine’s Solihull?

A pierced quatrefoil showing Christ on the cross with the Virgin Mary and St John, carved in low relief and painted by the artist Stephen Foster around the time of the 2010 reordering.

What is the weather like in Solihull?

Mild and often damp. Winter days average about 7°C (45°F), summer days reach 21°C to 22°C (70°F to 72°F), and about 809 millimeters (32 inches) of rain falls in a year.

Source: St Augustine of England Catholic Church, Solihull