St_Paul's_Church,_Coven

St Paul's Church, Coven

St Paul's Church, Coven

Church in Staffordshire, England

St Paul's Church, Coven is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Coven, Staffordshire[2]

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History

The church was built in 1857 by architect Edward Banks. It was built in the Early English style, and consists of a nave 62 feet (19 m) by 24.5 feet (7.5 m), two transepts 15 feet (4.6 m) by 15 feet (4.6 m), a chancel 16 feet (4.9 m) by 16.5 feet (5.0 m). It had a gallery with total seating capacity of 396. The contractor was built by Godfrey of Birmingham.

It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 5 February 1857.[3]

The churchyard contains two war graves of British Army soldiers of World War II.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Church of St Paul, Brewood and Coven". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    The Buildings of England. Staffordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710469 p.110
  3. [3]
    "Consecration of St Paul's Church, Coven". Staffordshire Advertiser. Stafford. 7 February 1857. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. [4]
    CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.
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