Church Tours
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The photos below are showing churches visited in the last few years. If you have any wisdom or energy to help us run these tours please contact us via this webpage.
Major Hylton Adcroft, Mark Parsons and Michael King
Seighford St Chad
Ranton All Saints font
Ranton All Saints
Ellenhall St Mary
Ellenhall Font (Norman?)
Ellenhall
Chebsey artefacts
Chebsey All Saints
Butteron
Butterton
Butterton
Butterton
Newcastle Holy Trinity
Newcastle Holy Trinity
Newcastle Holy Trinity
Newcastle Holy Trinity
Newcastle Holy Trinity
Newcastle Holy Trinity
Newcastle St Giles
Newcastle St Giles
Newcastle St Giles
Here are highlights of the tour on Saturday June 29th.
Weston
Weston
Weston
Weston
Weston
Weston
Stowe by Chartley
Stowe by Chartley
Stowe by Chartley
Stowe by Chartley
Stowe by Chartley
Gayton
Gayton
R & S
R & S
Ingestre
Ingeatre
Ingestre
Ingestre
Ingestre
Ingestre
Ingestre
Great Haywood RC
Great Haywood RC
Great Haywood RC
Great Haywood RC
Colwich
Colwich
Colwich Anson Vault
Colwich
Colwich
Colwic Anson Vault
Colwich
Colwich
Church Eaton
Photographs from the tour on June 24th.
Going up the tower at the Old Church at Shenstone...
View from the top of the Old tower at Shenstone - pumping station in the distance.
Shenstone Church setting
Shenstone interior
Wall tablet in Shenstone
Window in Shenstone
Window in Shenstone
Royal Arms in Shenstone
Wall Church which overlooks the Roman Fort site
Window at Wall
Extension on the side of Wall Church
Chasetown St Anne. One of the first to have electricity
Tablet in Chasetown
Shareshill St Mary and St Luke
Interior of Shareshill
Memorial in Shareshill.
The hymn writer Frances Havergal worshipped here
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There were three tours organised for 2022. These have taken place and photographs are below. Please click on the photograph to find a bigger picture.
The last tour was on 18 September visiting 3 churches in Burton on Trent.
Burton St Chad
Burton St Chad
Burton St Chad
Burton St Chad
Burton St Paul
Burton St Paul
Burton St Paul
Burton St Paul
Burton St Modwen
Burton St Modwen
Burton St Modwen
Saturday 23rd July: 4 Churches in the Ashley area.
Broughton St Peter, Mucklestone St Mary
Ashley RC Church and Ashley St John the Baptist
Broughton St Peter
Inside Broughton
Broughton Stained Glass window
Broughton Memorial
Mucklestone
Visitors on the roof!
Mucklestone
Mucklestone interior
Ashley Roman Catholic Church
Interior of Ashley R C Church
Ashley St John the Baptist
Triptych at Ashley
Ashley interior
Memorial at Ashley
Further memorial at Ashley
Saturday 25th June: 3 Churches in and around Biddulph.
Biddulph St Lawrence: Biddulph Moor and Knypersley
The report back from this tour was that it was a great day and a excellent tea! The following photographs show different ways that the Victorians used the Gothic style. If you click on the photograph it opens in a bigger size.
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Biddulph St Lawrence
Biddulph Moor
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Knypersley
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