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Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Abbots Bromley, St. Nicholas. Stained glass window. Both © John French. Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2015). Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart (1831-46). SK 079 245. © John French. Another view, © Richard Roberts (2014). Link. Chapel of St. Anne (ca. 1884) at Abbots Bromley School for Girls on High Street. SK 083 245. © Richard Roberts (2014). Link. The former Primitive Methodist Chapel (uncertain date, but pre-1882) on Lichfield Road, now a private residence. SK 083 242. © Richard Roberts (2014). The former Independent Chapel (later Congregational) on Hall Hill Lane. Also built pre-1882, and now a private residence. SK 080 244. © Richard Roberts (2014).
Acton, the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, now in residential use. Another view. Both © Peter Morgan (2015).
Acton Trussell, St. James, on Penkridge Road. SJ 937 175. © Dorothy Turley. Another view, © Dennis Harper (2005). Interior view, and the font, both © Dennis Harper (2011). Link. Grade II* listed - link.
Adbaston, St. Michael. SJ 7627. © Geoff Pick.
Admaston, St. Leonard. SK 044 239. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. The card is labelled as Blithfield Church which sits close to Blithfield Hall - Admaston is the nearest settlement. A modern view, © Richard Roberts (2014). Link. Grade I listed.
Alrewas, All Saints. Its grade I listing dates it to the 13th century, replacing an earlier one. SK 1677 1527. © Bruce Read. Link. Two tombs are listed separately at grade II. Methodist Church (originally Wesleyan) on Post Office Road, at SK 1701 15113. The town Genuki entry dates a Wesleyan chapel to 1805, enlarged in 1846. This must have been on a different site, as a map of 1883 doesn't show a building at its present position. A likely candidate is a Chapel marked south of Main Street, east of the river, at circa SK 1672 1501. I can't tell if it survives, as the map doesn't clearly indicate which building is being labelled, and Streetview hasn't seen the area. © Bruce Read. Another view, from Streetview in 2009. Link. The Millennium Memorial Chapel at the National Memorial Arboretum, interior view and font, all © Dennis Harper (2012). Link, and the NMA's website. The former Primitive Methodist Chapel on William IV Road (was Old School Lane). It pre-dates a map of 1883, and is dated here to 1829. It has been in use by the Scouts since at least the early 1970's. SK 1716 1512. © Richard Roberts (2021).
Alsagers Bank, St. John. SJ 8048. © Geoff Pick.
Alstonefield, St. Peter. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view. The Beresford family pew. Both © James Murray. Former Wesleyan Chapel, rebuilt in 1879, and now a private residence. © James Murray.
Alton.
Anslow, Holy Trinity on Hanbury Road. Dating to the 1850's, it was built as a Chapel of Ease for the Mosley family. SK 197 249. © Richard Roberts (2016). Grade II listed.
Armitage.
Ashley, The Catholic Church of Our Lady & St. John the Baptist. © Peter Morgan. Methodist Church. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
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Baddeley Edge, Ebenezer Baptist Chapel (1860). Methodist Church, originally Primitive Methodist. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Bagnall, St. Chad. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009). Link.
Balterley, All Saints. © Chris Emms (2010).
Barlaston, St. John the Baptist. Closed because of subsidence caused by mine workings, a new church was built on a different site. SJ 8939. © Geoff Pick. Another view, and the inscription from the porch, both © Dennis Harper (2014). The new St. John the Baptist on Station Road. Another view. SJ 892 384. Both © Dennis Harper (2014). Cemetery Chapel in St. John the Baptist's Cemetery, which stands about half a mile from the new church, on Hartwell Lane. Another view. SJ 897 384. Both © Dennis Harper (2014). Methodist Church on Chapel Court and Park Drive. SJ 884 382. © Dennis Harper (2014).
Barton-under-Needwood, St. James (1517) which stands at the junction of Church Lane and Main Street. The grade II* listing says that it was built by Dr. John Taylor, though his Wikipedia entry says he only "donated money towards the building of the church". SK 188 185. © Geoff Pick. Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2018). Link. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (R.C.) on Wales Lane was built in 1963 and modified in 2000. In 2018 it was undergoing renovation works. SK 185 185. © Richard Roberts (2018). Link. The Methodist Church on Crowberry Lane was built in 1828 as Ebenezer Chapel (Wesleyan). SK 186 187. © Richard Roberts (2018). Link. Christadelphian Church on Park Road. Another view. SK 184 187. Both © Richard Roberts (2018). Link.
Baswich, Stafford - see Stafford.
Beaconside, Stafford - see Stafford.
Bednall, All Saints. SJ 955 018. © Geoff Pick. Two further views- 1, 2, interior view and font, all © Dennis Harper (2011). Link. Grade II listed - link.
Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Berkhamstych, St. Mary and St. John (early C20). © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Betley, St. Margaret (O). Two interior views - 1, 2. The chapel in the latter photo is surrounded by a screen of C14 or C15 Spanish Chestnut. The aisles are by George Gilbert Scott. SJ 755 484. All © Chris Emms (2010). Betley Methodist Church. SJ 754 485. © Chris Emms (2010).
Biddulph.
Biddulph Moor, Christ Church (C),  built in 1863. Another view, and an interior view. Moor Top Methodist Chapel (1904). New Road Methodist Chapel, and interior view. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley. Primitive Methodist Chapel (1902), © Sandy Calder.
Birches Head, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Bishop's Wood, St. John the Evangelist on Kiddermore Green Road.
SJ 8407 0929. © Chris Emms (2010). Four further views - 1, 2, 3, 4, two of the interior - 1, 2, organ, the pulpit and the font, all © Dennis Harper (2011 and 2020). Link. Grade II listed.
Blackbrook, the former Methodist Chapel on Maerway Lane. Richard advises that this shows on the 1880 O.S. map as Wesleyan, but later maps have it as Primitive Methodist. SJ 764 391. © Richard Roberts (2017).
Blakeley Lane, Methodist Church, formerly Primitive Methodist, and dating from 1890. SJ 973 471. © Mike Berrell.
Blore, St. Bartholomew. SK 137 493. © Mike Berrell. Another view, and an interior view, both © Chris Emms (2011). Two additional interior views - 1, 2, both © Mike Berrell (2015). Link.
Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Blythe Bridge, St. Peter at Forsbrook. SJ 964 416. © Mike Berrell. Three additional views - 1, 2, 3, all © Dennis Harper (2014). Methodist Church on Uttoxeter Road, built as Wesleyan. SJ 961 411. © Mike Berrell. Another view, interior view (taken through a window), and a foundation stone for 1881, all © Dennis Harper (2014). The tiny Forsbrook Methodist Church on Chapel Street dates from 1856 (date-stone). Another view, and the interior. SJ 964 412. All © Dennis Harper (2014).
Bobbington, Church of the Holy Cross. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2003). Two interior views - 1, 2, and the font, all © Dennis Harper (2010). Link. Grade II* listed - link.
Boundary, Boundary Methodist Church - built as Wesleyan in 1827. Interior view. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Bradeley, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Bradley, St. Mary and All Saints. SJ 879 180. © Chris Emms (2009). Two additional views - 1, 2, the remains of the churchyard cross, the chancel and its screen, the altar, and the tub font, all © Dennis Harper (2014). Link. Grade I listed.
Bradnop, Anglican Church. As Gerard suggests, the simple appearance of this building may mean that it is a converted barn or domestic building. The former Primitive Methodist Chapel. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Bramshall, St. Lawrence. SK 061 332. © Chris Emms (2009).
Branston, St. Saviour on Main Street, a Vincent Cook church of 1864, extended with porch and meeting room in 1981. SK 224 211. © Richard Roberts (2016). The former Methodist Chapel (1834) on Main Street, now in commercial use. SK 222 211. © Richard Roberts (2014).
Brereton, St. Michael. Methodist Church. Both © Bruce Read.
Brewood.
Bridgtown, the former St. Paul (circa 1899) on Church Street. It has been in industrial use for several decades, and at least since 1975 when it is shown as as such on the O.S. map of that vintage. SJ 979 086. Link. Bethel Church on Union Street is a former Wesleyan Methodist Church. SJ 981 086. Both © Richard Roberts (2017).
Brindley Ford, the former parish church, St. Chad (as advised by Janet Gimber) - a foundation stone bears the date 1928. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009). The stone itself is little help. © BereniceUK. Brindley Ford Methodist Church was built on the site of a larger Wesleyan Chapel. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009). The former Primitive Methodist Chapel (1889) stands opposite, and is now in commercial use. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Broughton, St. Peter. © Peter Morgan.
Brown Edge, St. Anne (1844). Gervase advises that the dedication to St. Anne is because she is the patron saint of miners. Sandy Lane Methodist Church. Hill Top Methodist Church was built as Primitive Methodist in 1880. This was the home church of Hugh Bourne, the founder of the Primitive Methodists. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009). Link.
Brown Lees, Methodist Church. The nearer building bears date 1909. The attached smaller building is the original chapel, dated 1894, and was built as Primitive Methodist. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Burntwood, Christchurch on Church Road. © Bruce Read. Two further views - 1, 2, and an interior view, all © Dennis Harper (2006). Grade II listed - link. St. Matthew. © Bruce Read. Methodist Church. © Bruce Read. St. Joseph (R.C.). © Bruce Read.
Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Burston, St. Rufin. © Bruce Read. Link.
Burton upon Trent.
Butterton (near Newcastle-under-Lyme), St. Thomas. SJ 832 422. © Chris Emms (2010). Another view, © Peter Morgan (2015). Link.
Butterton (near Warslow), St. Bartholomew. SK 076 565. © James Murray. Another view. © Chris Emms (2009). Link1. Link2.

Calf Heath, Calf Heath Methodist Church (1860). Another view. SJ 943 088. © Dennis Harper (2011).
Calton, St. Mary the Virgin. Link. Grade II listed - link. Methodist Chapel. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Cannock.
Cannock Wood, Methodist Chapel. © Bruce Read.
Canwell, St. Mary, St. Giles & All Saints. © Bruce Read.
Cauldon, St. Mary and St. Laurence. Interior view, and the East Window, dating from the 1930's. Gervase advises that the altar was built from stones collected from all of the quarries in the parish. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). Link.
Caverswall, St. Peter. Another view. SJ 952 428. Link. St. Filumena (R.C.). Interior view. SJ 951 429. All © Mike Berrell.
Chase Terrace, St. John. Emmanuel Church. The Old Methodist Church. All © Bruce Read.
Chasetown.
Cheadle.
Chebsey, All Saints. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. A modern view, from Ron Amphlett's Collection. Link.
Checkley, St Mary and All Saints on Church Lane. Two interiors - 1, 2. The list of incumbents commences in 1238. SK 028 379. All © Mike Berrell (2014). Link. Grade I listed.
Cheddleton, St. Edward the Confessor, built in the C13. Has Arts & Crafts decoration and windows by Burne-Jones and William Morris. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009). Link. St. Andrew (Methodist) on Ostlers Lane. SJ 969 520. © Mike Berrell. Link. The site of a large Victorian mental hospital has been largely redeveloped for residential use, but a few of the original buildings remain, including the chapel. What is/was the dedication? © Chris Emms (2010).
Chell and Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Cheslyn Hay, Salem Methodist Church. Built 1855, enlarged 1898. © Chris Emms (2009). Link.
Chesterton, Holy Trinity, the parish church. Link. U.R.C., previously Congregational, and before that, Baptist. Elim Pentecostal Church was originally Wesleyan Methodist, and dates from 1875, replacing an earlier building. Salvation Army. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009). St. John the Evangelist (R.C.). © Chris Emms (2009). Link.
Church Eaton, St. Editha. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Church Leigh, All Saints. SK 023 358. © Chris Emms (2009).
Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme - see Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Clifton Campville, St. Andrew. © Bruce Read. Two further views - 1, 2, the interior and chancel. The church has two fonts - 1 the older, which looks as if it once fixed to a wall, and 2. The church also has some exceptional tombs - 1, 2. All © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade I listed.
Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Codsall.
Codsall Wood, St. Peter on Whitheouse Lane. Two further views - 1, 2, and the bell-turret. SJ 849 050. All © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.
Colton, St. Mary the Virgin. © Bruce Read.
Colwich, St. Michael & All Angels on Main Road. SK 011 211. © Bruce Read. Another view and two interior views - 1, 2, all © Mike Berrell (2011). Link1. Link2. St. Mary's Abbey (Benedictine R.C.). on Main Road. Two interior views - 1, 2. SK 008 214. All © Mike Berrell (2011). Link.
Comberford, the Chapel. © Bruce Read.
Cotes Heath, St. James. © Martin Briscoe.
Cotton, St. John the Baptist, which dates from 1795. St. Wilfrid (R.C.). SK 066 463. Both © Mike Berrell.
Coven, St. Paul (1857) on Church Lane. Two additional views - 1, 2. Link. Grade II listed. All © Dennis Harper (2011). The former Mission Church (1844-1857) on School Lane and Light Ash Lane. Subsequently used as a school, it is to be converted into housing. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2012). Coven Methodist Church was built as Wesleyan in 1839. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2011).
Coven Heath, The Church on the Common. © Dennis Harper (2008). Since the photo was taken, the church has been converted to residential use - see property sales details here.
Cresswell, St. Margaret (R.C.), on Cresswell Old Lane. SJ 979 394. © Mike Berrell.
Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme - see Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Croxall, St. John the Baptist. © Bruce Read.
Croxden, St. Giles (1886). SK 065 399. The remains of Croxden Abbey, consecrated in 1250, and dissolved in 1538. SK 066 396. Link. Both © Mike Berrell.
Croxton, St. Paul. © Peter Morgan. Link.

Denstone, All Saints (1862). SK 100 409. © Mike Berrell. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade II* listed. St. Chad's Chapel (1879-87) at Denstone College. SK 090 402.  © Richard Roberts (2019). Grade II listed.
Derrington, St. Matthew, on St. Matthew's Drive. © Dennis Harper (2006).
Dilhorne, All Saints. SJ 971 434. © Mike Berrell. Link. Methodist Church. The left-hand part of the building is the original chapel, the right-hand extension being the more modern Sunday School. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Dods Leigh, Leigh Pentecostal Church. SK 015 349. © Mike Berrell.
Dosthill, St. Paul. Baptist Church. Both © Bruce Read.
Draycott in the Clay, St. Augustine on Stubby Lane (1923, CoE) - a tin tabernacle, and still in use. SK 154 283. Link. Methodist Chapel on Stubby Lane, built as Wesleyan in 1828, re-built 1903. SK 153 284. Link. Both © Richard Roberts (2014).
Draycott in the Moors, St. Margaret. SJ 981 402. © Mike Berrell. Link.
Drayton Bassett, St. Peter. © Bruce Read. Link.
Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Dunstall, Church of St. Mary (1852-3) on Dunstall Hill. Interior view. SK 1874 2043. Both © Richard Roberts (2017 and 2021). Link. Grade II* listed.
Dunston, St. Leonard. © Peter Morgan. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Dennis Harper (2004). Two interior views - 1, 2, and the font, all © Dennis Harper (2012). Link. Grade II listed - link.

Eccleshall.
Edingale, Holy Trinity (1880-1, on the site of earlier churches). © Bruce Read. Two further views - 1, 2, the interior and the font. An unusual feature is the gallery. All © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade II listed.
Elford, St. Peter. © Bruce Read. Two further views - 1, 2, both © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade II* listed.
Endon, St. Luke. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009). The hard winter of 2009-10 gave the opportunity for lovely church photos, these two - 1, 2, are both © Chris Emms (2009). Link. Methodist Church. SJ 926 533. © Chris Emms (2009). Another view, which shows that some architectural features were retained from the previous mid-Victorian building. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009). Link. The former Wesleyan chapel, now converted to residential use. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Enville, St. Mary on Bridgnorth Road. Two further views - 1, 2. SO 8237 8684. All © Dennis Harper (2011). Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed. For listed features in the churchyard, see here. And see here and here for news stories about the discovery of Templar graves.
Essington, St. John the Evangelist (1933) on Wolverhampton Road. Interior view, and the font. SJ 9603 0329. All © Dennis Harper (2003). An extension with a new entrance had been added by the time of Dennis's next visit in 2020. © Dennis Harper (2020). Link. Essington Wood Methodist Church on Bursnips Road. SJ 9704 0437. © Dennis Harper (2005). Interior view, © Dennis Harper (2003), and the font, © Dennis Harper (2014). Allens Rough Methodist Church. © Dennis Harper (2005). Dennis has advised (2014) that this church was demolished in circa 2009. Old maps mark a church at SJ 9611 0374. This is probably the predecessor of the present St. John, mentioned on the Genuki entry as a tin chapel of ease. Its site its now occupied by housing, as seen here in a 2019 Streetview.

Farewell, St. Bartholomew. © Bruce Read.
Fazeley, United Methodist Free Church. © Bruce Read.
Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Flash, St. Paul, as seen by the Streetview van in 2011. SK 0258 6720. Link. Grade II listed. Several churchyard monuments are listed separately - they can be found here. The village also had a Methodist Chapel (originally Wesleyan), seen by Streetview in 2016, when it was for sale. Its date-stone, seen here, dates it to 1784, re-built in 1821. It's now in use as a holiday let. SK 0246 6719.
Fole, Reformed Evangelical Church (1850). © Chris Emms (2009). Link.
Forton, All Saints. SJ 755 211.
© Chris Kippin. Link. Grade II* listed.
Foxt, St. Mark the Evangelist. SK 036 487. © Mike Berrell. Interior view, © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Fradley, St. Stephen. © Bruce Read.
Freehay, St. Chad. SK 019 411. © Mike Berrell. Link.
Fulford, St. Nicholas. SJ 952 384. © Mike Berrell. Another view. © Chris Emms (2010). Link. The former Zion Methodist Chapel (1812). © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).

Gailey, the former Christ Church (1850), now a pottery studio. Two further views - 1, 2. All © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.
Gnosall, St. Lawrence. SJ 8302 2089. © Chris Emms (2009). Two additional views - 1, 2, four interiors - 1, 2, 3, 4, the carved stone pulpit, the two fonts - 1, 2, and the list of incumbents, which goes back to 1056, all © Dennis Harper (2020). Link. Grade I listed.
Goldenhill, St. John the Evangelist. St. Joseph (R.C.). Link. Christ Church - congregation (Independent) founded 1873, though the present building is of 1944. Methodist Church. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009). The former Goldenhill Baptist Chapel (1870) now used as a barn. Another view, and a close-up of the inscribed stone. Closed by the 1950's. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010).
Gospel End, the former St. Barnabas Mission Church, now in residential use. © Dennis Harper (2003). Another view, © Dennis Harper (2014). Link.
Great Haywood, St. Stephen on Main Road. SJ 998 225. © Bruce Read. Another view, two interior views - 1, 2, and a memorial cross from the WWI battlefields, in memory of 98652 Gnr H. Mould. All © Mike Berrell (2011). St. John the Baptist (R.C.) on Main Road. SJ 998 227. © Bruce Read. Another view, © Mike Berrell (2011). Great Haywood Christian Fellowship on Main Road was originally Mount Zion Chapel (1843). SJ 998 225. © Mike Berrell (2011).
Great Wyrley, St. Mark on Station Road. SJ 9855 0764. © Chris Emms (2009). Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Dennis Harper (2020). Link. St. Andrew on Hilton Lane, Landywood. SJ 989 061. © Chris Emms (2009). Another view, © Dennis Harper (2011). Great Wyrkey Wesley Methodist Church (1858) on Shaws Lane and Walsall Road, Landywood. SJ 993 065. © Chris Emms (2009). Another view, © Dennis Harper (2011).
Grindon, All Saints (1848). It was built to replace a much older church which burned down. Interior view. Known as the "Cathedral of the Moorlands". Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). Grade II listed - link.

Hale, St. Mary. © Peter Morgan.
Halfpenny Green, Gospel Ash Methodist Church on Gospel Ash Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2011). The final service has been held here. As of the beginning of 2013, the future of the church is undecided. Three interior views - 1, 2, 3, and the font, all © Dennis Harper (2013).
Hammerwich, St. John the Baptist. © Bruce Read.
Hamstall Ridware, St. Michael & All Angels. Assembley Gospel Hall. Both © Bruce Read.
Hanbury, St. Werburgh. A 12th century church with additional work of the 13th and 15th centuries, and much re-building in the 19th. Another view, and the interior. SK 1708 2792. All © Richard Roberts (2018). Grade II* listed. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1923) on Chapel Lane is now in residential use. SK 1707 2672. © Richard Roberts (2020).
Handsacre- see the Armitage and Handsacre page.
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
Harlaston, St. Matthew. Another view, two interiors - 1, 2, the chancel, and the font. All © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade II* listed.
Harriseahead, Methodist Memorial Chapel. © Gervase N. E. Charmley. The derelict Primitive Methodist Chapel (1861). Another view. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010).
Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Hatherton, St. Saviour (1867). SJ 955 095. © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.
Haughton, St. Giles. SJ 866 204. © Chris Emms (2009). Another view, © Dennis Harper (2006). Two interior views - 1, 2, the altar, pulpit, organ, and font, all © Dennis Harper (2014). Link. Grade B listed.
Haunton, St. Michael & St. James (R.C., 1901-2). © Bruce Read. Another view, © David Regan (2017). Link.
Heath Hayes, St. John on Hednesford Road. © Dennis Harper (2006). Link. Bourne Methodist Church on Hednesford Road and Chapel Street. © Dennis Harper (2013). Link. Hayes Green Community Life Church on Hednesford Way. © Dennis Harper (2018). Their website says that this was previously Hednesford Pentecostal Church.
Hednesford, Kingsmead Baptist Church on Hill Street. This was built as Wesleyan in 1890. Another view. SK 003 116. Link. Our Lady of Lourdes (R.C.) on Uxbridge Street. Two additional views - 1, 2, the last also showing the Lourdes shrine, and seen in more detail here - 1, 2. Link. All © Dennis Harper (2018). St. Peter (1987) on Church Hill. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2019). Link.
High Offley, St. Mary. Another view. SJ 783 261. Both © Chris Emms (2009).
Himley, St. Michael and All Angels, on Dudley Road. Some sources list it as St. Michael Archangel, or just St. Michael. SO 8830 9111. © Dennis Harper (2011). Another view, © Dennis Harper (2008). The lych-gate, and its plaque commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, both
© Dennis Harper (2020). Interior view, © Dennis Harper (2010). Link. Grade II listed.
Hints, St. Bartholomew. © Bruce Read. Two additional views - 1, 2, three of the interior - 1, 2, 3, the altar and reredos, and the font, all © Dennis Harper (2018). List. Grade II listed.
Hoar Cross, Church of the Holy Angels (Anglo-Catholic, 1872-4) on Maker Lane. Interior view. SK 124 230. Both © Richard Roberts (2014). Link. Grade I listed.
Hollington, St. John. SK 059 388. Former Wesleyan Chapel (1874). SK 061 389. Both © Mike Berrell.
Hollinsclough, St. Agnes. Gervase advises that this was an 1841 barn conversion! © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). Grade II listed- link. Methodist Chapel (Bethel, 1801) was built as Wesleyan. © James Murray. Interior view. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Hollybank, a derelict chapel. It has the look of Wesleyan about it, but can you confirm? Richard Roberts has advised that this was indeed Wesleyan, marked as such on the 1880 O.S. map. It stands on Maerway Lane. © Peter Morgan (2015).
Hopwas, St. Chad. Methodist Church. Both © Bruce Read.
Horningblow, Church of St. John the Divine (1866, by Edwin Holmes), on Horninglow Road North. SK 241 251. Link. The former United Free Methodist Mission and Sunday School (1898) on Carlton Street is now a Doctors' Surgery. SK 237 248. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (1986) on Dover Road. SK 240 251. The tiny Christian Spiritualist Church on Horninglow Road and Farm Road, was built as a National School in 1846. SK 240 251. All © Richard Roberts (2016).
Hulme End, former Primitive Methodist Chapel, built 1834, now derelict. © James Murray. Identified by Janet Gimber, who also advised of this link.
Huntington, St. Thomas on Stafford Road. Two additional views - 1, 2. All © Dennis Harper (2013). Link.

Ilam, Church of the Holy Cross. SK 133 507. © Mike Berrell. Three additional views - 1, 2, 3, two interior views - 1, 2, altar and the wonderful font, all © Dennis Harper (2012). Link. Grade I listed.
Ipstones, St. Leonard. Interior view. SK 018 503. Link. Former Primitive Methodist Chapel, dating from 1837, now in secular use. SK 023 501. All © Mike Berrell. The former Wesleyan Chapel, dating from the 1830's, It was succeeded in 1861 by what is the present Methodist Church, and the original chapel now serves as the church hall. Both  © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).

Keele, St. John the Baptist on Church Bank. SJ 809 452. © Chris Emms (2009). Two interior views - 1, 2, both © Angela and Robin Studd (2014). Link. Grade II* listed. University Chapel. SJ 817 450. © Chris Emms (2009).
Kidsgrove.
King's Bromley, All Saints (previously St. Peter) on Church Lane, with fabric of the 11th, 14th, 16th and 19th centuries. SK 122 170. © Bruce Read. Another view, and the interior, both © Richard Roberts (2017). Grade I listed.
Kingsley, St. Werburgh. Another view. Interior view. SK 013 469. All © Mike Berrell. This old postcard was in the Unknown section for quite a while, and was identified by Phil Draper. From Reg Dosell's Collection.
Kingsley Holt, Methodist Church. Interior view. SK 020 463. Both © Mike Berrell.
Kingstone, St. John the Baptist (1861) on Church Lane. Two interior views - 1, 2 and a window. SK 061 295. All © Mike Berrell (2014). Link. Grade II listed.
Kinver, St. Peter on Church Hill. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2011). Two interior views - 1, 2, the chancel, East window, and the font, all © Dennis Harper (2018). Grade I listed. Methodist Church on Enville Road. The previous church, which stands adjacent, now serves as the church hall. All © Dennis Harper (2011).
Knutton, St. Mary. Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. Knutton Methodist Church. Link. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Knypersley, St. John the Evangelist. © Gervase N. E. Charmley.

Lane Ends, St. Patrick (R.C.). © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Lapley, All Saints. Another view. SJ 872 129. Both © Chris Emms (2010). Link.
Lask Edge, Methodist Chapel, originally Primitive Methodist (1875). SJ 915 566. © Gervase N. E. Charmley. Another view. © Chris Emms (2011).
Leek.
Lichfield.
Little Aston, St. Peter. © Bruce Read.
Little Hay, Mission Church (according to here). Thanks to Mike Berrell for advising the identification. © Bruce Read. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Little Hay Lane, now converted to residential use. It pre-dates the OS map of 1884. When it went out of use is uncertain - it is shown on the 1914-1923 OS maps, but not labelled, and by the 1965 edition is marked as The Old Chapel, so presumably had been converted by then. SK 120 021. © Richard Roberts (2016).
Longdon, St. James the Greater. © Bruce Read.
Longnor, St. Bartholomew on Church Street. Interior view. Statue of St. Bertram, "first evangelist of the moorland". SK 0887 6498. All © James Murray. Another view, © Les Needham. Another view, the font, and the list of vicars, which commences in 1554, all © Steve Bulman (2018). Link. Wesleyan Chapel, © James Murray.
Longsdon, St. Chad. SJ 959 546. Link. The former St. James' Chapel, now a private residence. Both © Chris Emms (2009). The former Methodist Chapel, now a private residence. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Lower Penn, St. Anne on Springhill Lane, © Dennis Harper (2010). Interior view. © Dennis Harper (2003). The font, © Dennis Harper (2013).

Madeley, All Saints. SJ 773 444. © Chris Emms (2009). Link. Madeley Methodist Church, originally Ebenezer Primitive Methodist (1856). SJ 777 448. © Chris Emms (2010).
Mapleton, St. Mary. Interior view. SK166 481. Both © Mike Berrell.
Marchington, St. Peter (1742) on Church Lane, and its unusual war memorial. SK 138 307. Link. The former Primitive Methodist Chapel (1840 - 1970) on Bag Lane, and its defaced date-stone. SK 1315 3080. All © Mike Berrell (2014).
Marchington Woodlands, St. John (1859) on Hodge Lane. Another view. SK 1095 2966. Both © Mike Berrell (2014). Link. Grade II listed.
Mavesyn Ridware, St. Nicholas. Another view. SK 0816 1687. Both © Chris Kippin (2022).
 Link. Grade I listed.
Mayfield, the late 12th century St. John the Baptist on Church Lane, Church Mayfield. SK 154 447. Link. Grade I listed. The former Methodist Chapel (1827) on Gallowstree Lane, Upper Mayfield. Now a private residence. SK 154 460. All © Richard Roberts (2014).
Meerbrook, St. Matthew. SJ 989 608. © Mike Berrell. Another view, from an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Previously in the "Unknown" section, this old postcard was identified by Bill Davison. Link. Meerbrook Methodist Church. Interior view. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Meir, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Miles Green, the former Primitive Methodist Chapel (1880), now in residential use. © Peter Morgan (2015).
Milldale, Methodist Chapel, originally Primitive Methodist. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Milton, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Milwich, All Saints. The gallery. Both © Cyril D. Blount. Link.
Morridge Top, the former Methodist Chapel. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Moseley, the chapel in Moseley Old Hall. King Charles II took refuge here after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester. SJ 931 044. © Dennis Harper (2013). Link.
Mow Cop.
Mucklestone, St. Mary. Two further views - 1, 2. The churchyard has an unusual feature - an anvil with explanatory notice (there is more on this on the link). The pulpit. The church has some good C19 glass. SJ 725 374. All © BereniceUK. Link.

Newborough, All Saints (1901) on Yoxall Road. SK 135 253. © Richard Roberts (2014). Link. Grade II listed.
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Newchapel, Kidsgrove - see Kidsgrove.
Newchurch, the former Christ Church on Sudbury Road. Built circa 1809, it closed in 1998 and is now a private residence. SK 148 234. © Richard Roberts (2014). Link (which says it was also known as Holy Trinity). Grade II listed (where it's listed under Yoxall).
Newtown, St. Paul (1835). The former Wesleyan Chapel, with its sun-dial. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Norton Canes, St. James the Great. © Bruce Read. Two further views - 1, 2, both © Dennis Harper (2006). Grade C listed - link. Trinity Methodist Church. © Bruce Read.
Norton Green, Zion Methodist Church, originally Primitive Methodist. The original chapel stands further from the camera. © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Norton in the Moors, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Norton Le Moors.

Oakamoor, Holy Trinity (1832) on Cheadle Road. SK 052 448. © Mike Berrell. Another view. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). Two interiors - 1, 2, and the list of incumbents, which commences in 1832, all © Mike Berrell (2014). Grade II listedMemorial Free Church (Free Church of England, 1878) on Carr Bank, originally Bolton Memorial Free Church. Another view. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). Two interiors - 1, 2, the War memorial windows, and the list of ministers, which begins in 1920, all © Mike Berrell (2014).
Onecote, St. Luke. Interior view. SK 049 552. © Mike Berrell. Link. Methodist Chapel, originally Primitive Methodist. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).

Packmoor, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Patshull, St. Mary (1743, with Victorian alterations). © Dennis Harper (2011). Link. Grade II* listed - link.
Pattingham, St. Chad. Interior view, and font. All © Dennis Harper (2010). An old postcard view of the interior, from Dennis Harper's Collection.  Link. Grade II* listed.
Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Penkridge, St. Michael & All Angels. From an old postcard (franked perhaps 1911) in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view. © Graeme Harvey (2010). Another view. © Chris Emms (2010). Another view, interior, altar and font, all © Dennis Harper (2011). SJ 921 141. Link. Grade I listed - link. Penkridge Methodist Church, on Clay Street. © Graeme Harvey (2010). Interior view, and the font, both © Dennis Harper (2013).
Perton, The Church at Perton. Interior view and font. All © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.
Pipe Ridware, St. James. © Bruce Read.

Quarnford, St. Paul. Four further views - 1, 2, 3, 4. SK 0258 6720. All © Iain Taylor. Grade II listed.

Ramshorn, the Ramsor Jubilee Primitive Methodist Chapel (1897 - date-stone). SK 082 453. Both © Mike Berrell (2014). Link (well worth reading).
Rangemore, All Saints. Its grade II* listing dates it to 1866-7, by Butterfield. Interior view. SK 1806 2297. Both © Richard Roberts (2023). Link. About 200 yards east of the church is Chapel Lane. No available maps show a chapel on it (or site of one), and I've not been able to find any on-line sources which mention one.
Ranton, All Saints. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2006). Since Dennis last visited, a hard path has been added - another view. Three interior views - 1, 2, 3, the stone pulpit and organ, and the font. All © Dennis Harper (2017). Link. Grade II listed.
Rawnsley, St. Michael. © Bruce Read.
Rocester, St. Michael. SK 112 394. The former St. Joseph's Chapel (1837) on High Street, now a private residence. SK 107 393. Former Primitive Methodist Chapel (1888) on High street. SK 109 394. All © Mike Berrell. Sandy Calder advises that the Catholic Chapel was built as a General Baptist Chapel, and then taken over by the Catholics. The original building was single-storey, and extended back only as far as the drainpipe.
Rolleston on Dove, the 12th century St. Mary, on Church Road. SK 235 272. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. A modern view, and the interior, both © Richard Roberts (2017  & 2020). Link. Grade I listed. The former Methodist Church on Chapel Street was built as Wesleyan in 1893. It has been sold for redevelopment. SK 238 277. © Richard Roberts (2017).
Rough Hay, Anslow Methodist Church on Hopley Road, built as Primitive Methodist in 1897. SK 204 241. © Richard Roberts (2016).
Rudyard, Methodist Church. SJ 952 579. © Mike Berrell.
Rugeley.

Salt, St. James the Great. SJ 953 278. © Chris Emms (2009). Link.
Sandon, All Saints. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. A modern view, © Bruce Read. Two further views - 1, 2, both © BereniceUK (2010). SJ 953 295. Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2017). Link. Grade I listed.
Scot Hay, the former Primitive Methodist Chapel. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Seighford, St. Chad. Interior view, and the font. All © Dennis Harper (2006).
Shareshill, St. Mary and St. Luke. Three interior views - 1, 2, 3, the altar and font, all © Dennis Harper (2013). Interior view. © Derrick Reeves. Link. Grade II* listed.
Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Shenstone, St. John the Baptist. © Bruce Read. Four additional views - 1, 2, 3, 4, all © Dennis Harper (2018). Grade II listed. The remaining tower of the previous church stands in the church grounds, the rest was demolished in the 1850's. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2018). Grade II* listed. Trinity Methodist Church (1926) on Station Road and New Road. SK 107 046. © Richard Roberts (2014). Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Dennis Harper (2018). Link.
Shobnall, St. Aidan (1884) on Shobnall Road. SK 227 235. © Richard Roberts (2015).
Silverdale.
Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Stafford.
Stanfield, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Stanley, former? Methodist Chapel. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Stanton, St. Mary on Marsh Lane. SK 126 460. © Mike Berrell (2015). Grade II listed.
Stapenhill, St. Peter (1881) on Stapenhill Road. Although built on the site of a mediaeval church, nothing of the old fabric remains. SK 255 221. From an old postcard (franked 1910) in Dave Westrap's Collection. A modern view, © Richard Roberts (2014). Link1. Link2. Grade II listed.
Stockton Brook, the former Trinity Methodist Church, now in commercial use. Wesley Methodist Church. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010).
Stoke-on-Trent.
Stone, St. Michael and St. Wulfad. SJ 904 337. © Chris Emms (2009). Two further views - 1, 2 - the latter also showing the mausoleum of Admiral Sir John Jervis. Both © BereniceUK (2010). Link. St. Dominic (R.C.). SJ 899 341. © Chris Emms (2009). Christchurch. SJ 902 341. © Chris Emms (2009).
Stramshall, St. Michael and All Angels. Another view. SK 079 358. Both © Chris Emms (2009).
Stretton, St. John. SJ 887 116. © Chris Emms (2010). Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Dennis Harper (2014). Grade II* listed.
Stretton (previously Stretton-cum-Wetmore), St. Mary on Church Road. Designed by Somers Clarke and John Micklethwaite, and built 1895-7. Interior view. SK 253 263. Link. Grade II* listed. Methodist Church on Main Street, built as Methodist Free Church in 1894. SK 251 261. All © Richard Roberts (2016).
Stubwood, Methodist Chapel (1841). SK 097 400. © Mike Berrell.
Swindon, St. John the Evangelist, on Church Road. © Dennis Harper (2008). Another view, interior, altar, a close up of the window, and the font. all © Dennis Harper (2012). U.R.C. on High Street, formerly Ebenezer Chapel, dating from 1820. © John French. Two interior views - 1, 2, and the tiny movable font, all © Dennis Harper (2012).
Swynnerton, St. Mary. Our Lady of the Assumption (R.C.). Both © Peter Morgan.

Talke, St. Martin. Another view. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010). Link.
Tamworth.
Tatenhill, St. Michael and All Angels, on  Main Street. A C13 church, and grade II* listed. SK 205 220. © Richard Roberts (2016).
The Rookery, St. Saviour - a "tin tabernacle". © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2010).
Thorncliffe, Methodist Church. © Alan Blacklock (2010).
Tixall, St. John the Baptist (1848) on Tixall Road. Two interior views - 1, 2. SJ 979 228. All © Mike Berrell (2011). Link.
Tompkin, Tomkin Congregational Chapel (1865). SJ 943 512. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent - see Stoke-on-Trent.
Trysull, All Saints, on School Road. © John French. Another view, and an interior view, both © Dennis Harper (2007). The font, © Dennis Harper (2008). Link.
Tutbury.

Upper Elkstone, St. John the Baptist. Interior view. Despite appearances, this is CoE, not non-conformist. Both © James Murray.
Upper Hulme, the former Methodist Chapel. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Upper Landywood, Methodist Chapel on Streets Lane. SJ 982 057. © Chris Emms (2009).
Upper Tean, Staffordshire, Christ Church. SK 013 395. St. Thomas (R.C.) on St. Thomas's Road. SK 011 397. Gorsty Hill United Church (Methodist and U.R.C.). Interior view. SK 010 399. The former Providence Methodist Chapel on New Road. SK 010 397. All © Mike Berrell. Another view of the Providence Chapel (1822), now a private residence. © Chris Emms (2009).
Uttoxeter.

Wall, St. John the Baptist (1843) on Green Lane, a  Sir George Gilbert Scott church. SK 098 066. © Bill Henderson (2013). Three additional views views - 1, 2, 3, the latter also showing the remains of a Roman villa, all © Dennis Harper (2015). Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2016). Link. Grade II listed.
Warslow, St. Lawrence. Two interior views - 1, 2. All © James Murray. Another view, and an interior view, both © Alan Blacklock (2010). The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. This was subsequently used as a a garage for many years, but is now a private residence.
© Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). The congregation united officially with the Primitive Methodists in 1932, and they all then used the Primitive Methodist Chapel, now also closed. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Waterfall, St. James and St. Bartholomew.
The gate piers were made from chimneys from the demolished Ilam Hall. Interior view. Gerard advises that the chancel is panelled with the former box pews. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). Grade II* listed - link.
Waterhouses, Methodist Chapel, originally Primitive Methodist. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Weeford, St. Mary on Dog Lane, a James Wyatt church of 1802. SK 141 083. © Richard Roberts (2016). Two interior views - 1, 2, and the font, all © Dennis Harper (2018). Grade II listed.
Werrington, Methodist Church. SJ 933 472. © Chris Emms (2010).
Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme - see Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Weston, St. Andrew, on Stafford Road. Another view. SJ 974 271. Both © John French. Another view, © Mike Berrell (2011). Link. Methodist Church. SJ 980 268. © Chris Emms (2011).
Weston-under-Lizard, St. Andrew. SJ 806 106. © Chris Emms (2010). Link
Wetley Rocks, St. John the Baptist (1834). Link. Methodist Church - it succeeded the original Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1841, with porch added in 1901). The former Hope Chapel (Congregational, 1822). All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Wetton, St. Margaret. Interior view. Both © James Murray. Another view and interior view, both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, now in residential use. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Wheaton Aston, St. Mary. SJ 851 125. © Chris Emms (2010). Link. Zion Congregational Church (1814) on Marston Road. Another view. SJ 852 127. Both © Dennis Harper (2014). Link.
Whiston, St. Mildred. Two interior views - 1, 2. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). Primitive Methodist Centenary Church (1908). Interior view. SJ 897 143. Both © Mike Berrell. The former (and original) Primitive Methodist Chapel now appears to be in secular use. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
White Hill (or Whitehill), Kidsgrove - see Kidsgrove.
Whitmore, St. Mary and All Saints. SJ 815 405. © Muriel Winson. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Peter Morgan (2015). Link. Grade II* listed.
Whittington, St. Giles. U.R.C. Both © Bruce Read.
Wigginton, St. Leonard. Dating from 1777, the north aisle was added in 1830. © Bruce Read. Three further views - 1, 2, 3, two of the interior - 1, 2 (the unusual central gallery is an unusual feature), and the font, all © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade II listed.
Wildwood, Stafford - see Stafford.
Willoughbridge, the former Weymouth Methodist Church on Maerway Lane. Originally built in 1883 as a Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School, the 1960-1 O.S. map shows it as Weymouth Methodist Church. It is now in residential use. SJ 749 400. © Richard Roberts (2017).
Wilnecote, Holy Trinity. © Bruce Read.
Winkhill, the former Methodist Chapel. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Winnothdale, the Old Chapel, now in secular use. SK 028 405. © Mike Berrell. Janet Gimber has advised that this was Wesleyan Methodist in 1891.
Winshill.
Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme - see Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Wombourne.
Woodmill, Methodist Church on Yoxall Road. This was formerly St. Paul's Primitive Methodist Chapel, and it dates from 1870. SK 136 212. © Richard Roberts (2019).
Wychnor, St. Leonard. © Bruce Read.

Yoxall, St. Peter. Interior view and the font. All © Dennis Harper (2005). The altar, © Dennis Harper (2006). Link. Grade II* listed - link.

 

 
 

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