St Paul's Church, Dosthill
| St Paul’s Church, Dostill | |
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 St Paul’s Church, Dostill | |
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| 52°35′45.07″N 1°41′17.39″W / 52.5958528°N 1.6881639°W | |
| Location | Dosthill, Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Paul |
| Consecrated | 2 April 1872 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Architect(s) | Edward Holmes |
| Style | Early English Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 5 October 1870 |
| Completed | 1872 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Birmingham |
| Archdeaconry | Aston |
| Deanery | Polesworth |
| Parish | Dosthill |
St Paul's Church, Dosthill is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Dosthill, Staffordshire, England.[1]
History[edit]
The foundation stone was laid on 5 October 1870 by Mr. Farmer.[2] The church was built between 1870 and 1872 to designs of the Birmingham architect Edward Holmes. George Lilley of Ashby-de-la-Zouch was chosen as the contractor.[3] It was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester on 2 April 1872.[4]
Part of the burial ground was not ready until 1873, and the Bishop of Worcester returned on 22 September 1873 to consecrate it.[5] It contains the war graves of a West Yorkshire Regiment private of World War I and a Royal Marines sergeant of World War II.[6]
Organ[edit]
The organ was installed by Walter James Bird in 1914.[7] It is a two manual and pedal organ of modest disposition of 8 ranks.
References[edit]
- ^ The Buildings of England. Staffordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. p.117. ISBN 0140710469
- ^ "Dosthill near Tamworth". Tamworth Herald. Tamworth. 8 October 1870. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "The Committee for the erection of the new church at Dosthill". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 23 June 1870. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "The Tamworth Herald Saturday April 6, 1872". Tamworth Herald. Tamworth. 6 April 1872. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Consecration". Tamworth Herald. Tamworth. 4 October 1873. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.
- ^ "Dosthill Church. Dedication of a new organ". Tamworth Herald. England. 20 June 1914. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
