St Paul's Church, Dosthill

St Paul’s Church, Dosthill is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Dosthill, Staffordshire, England.[1]

St Paul’s Church, Dostill
St Paul’s Church, Dostill
52°35′45.07″N 1°41′17.39″W
LocationDosthill, Staffordshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Paul
Consecrated2 April 1872
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Architect(s)Edward Holmes
StyleEarly English Gothic
Groundbreaking5 October 1870
Completed1872 (1872)
Administration
ParishDosthill
DeaneryPolesworth
ArchdeaconryAston
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham

History

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

The organ was installed by Walter James Bird in 1914.[7]

References
  1. The Buildings of England. Staffordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. p.117. ISBN 0140710469
  2. "Dosthill near Tamworth". Tamworth Herald. Tamworth. 8 October 1870. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. "The Committee for the erection of the new church at Dosthill". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 23 June 1870. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. "The Tamworth Herald Saturday April 6, 1872". Tamworth Herald. Tamworth. 6 April 1872. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. "Consecration". Tamworth Herald. Tamworth. 4 October 1873. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  6. CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.
  7. "Dosthill Church. Dedication of a new organ". Tamworth Herald. England. 20 June 1914. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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