St Paul's Church, Dosthill

St Paul’s Church, Dostill
St Paul’s Church, Dostill
52°35′45.07″N 1°41′17.39″W / 52.5958528°N 1.6881639°WCoordinates: 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
Parish	Dosthill
Deanery	Polesworth
Archdeaconry	Aston
Diocese	Anglican Diocese of Birmingham

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

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]

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.