Its most significant treasures, several windows by Edward Burne-Jones, had been removed in the early stages of the war by Birmingham Civic Society, and were replaced, unharmed, when the building was restored in 1948.

[4] The rectangular hall church interior has aisles separated from the nave by fluted pillars of classical form with Tuscan capitals supporting an arcade surmounted by a heavily projecting cornice.

Wooden galleries are stretched between the pillars in a manner typical of English Baroque churches.

The western end is marked by a single tower which rises in stages and is surmounted by a lead-covered dome and a delicate lantern.

This bold design is made richer by the marbled surfaces of the columns and pilasters, the gilding of capitals and cornice and the ornately coffered ceiling.

Edward Burne-Jones, who was born in nearby Bennett's Hill and baptised in the church, added to the enhancement of St Philips by the donation of several windows, of which three are at the eastern end.

Thomas Stirling Lee's statue of Charles Gore, vested in convocation robes with his right hand raised in blessing, is located at the West entrance.

[7] An earlier red marble was erected in 1857 to commemorate the life and death of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Unett, who died leading his men during the Siege of Sevastopol.

[13] Directors of Music and assistant organists at St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, have included composers Charles John Blood Meacham, Richard Yates Mander and Rupert Jeffcoat.

Following the completion of the tower in 1725 Joseph Smith of Edgbaston provided a ring of eight bells which were subsequently augmented to ten, the tenor weighing approximately 26 cwt (1,320 kg).

Ringing was briefly revived in 1921 but when the Coronation of 1937 provided the impetus to restore the bells they had been unringable again for several years.

The tenor bell weighs 31 long cwt 21 lb (3,493 lb or 1,584 kg) and is in the key of D. In 2004, the Whitechapel Bell Foundry carried out rehanging and refurbishment of the frame and fittings, including further strengthening work to the upper frame and the installation of a viewing gallery, accessed from the original belfry doorway.