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Hanley Church of England History....
"The church, or rather chapel of ease to Stoke, is a handsome structure of brick, erected in 1788, with a square tower one hundred feet in height, containing a fine set of bells."
[From: Pigot & Co's 1828/9 Directory of Staffordshire]"The church, or rather chapel of ease, is a commodious structure of brick, erected in 1788, with a square tower one hundred feet in height, containing a fine set of bells; the living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the trustees of the chapel."
[From: Pigot & Co's 1841 Directory of Staffordshire]
"Hanley Church, St John, stands in a spacious cemetery, and is a large brick edifice, with a tower 100 feet high, containing a peal of eight bells. It was erected in 1788, on the site of a small chapel built in 1764. The perpetual curacy is in the patronage of 27 trustees, and incumbency of the Rev GF Whidborne, MA. The late Rev Robert Ellis Aitkins held the benefice from 1802 to 1849.
Shelton Church, St Mark, is a large and elegant stone fabric in the Early English style of architecture, finished in 1834, with a handsome tower 40 yards high. The rectory is in the patronage of Captain Gillmor, and incumbency of the Rev FB Grant, MA.
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851]
"The church of St. John (originally built 1737, and rebuilt 1788) is a plain brick building In debased Gothic style,.."
[From: 1898 Cassell's 'Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland']
Hanley Parish & Chapelry history....
"Etruria and Hope are two new district parishes, which have recently been formed out of Shelton, for ecclesiastical purposes.
Hope Church, Trinity, was built in 1848-9, in the Anglo-Saxon style. It stands in Sackville Street, near Hope Street, and its district comprises the poorest part of the town. The perpetual curacy is in the patronage of the Crown and Bishop alternately, and incumbency of the Rev Samuel Fisher, BA.
Etruria Church, St Matthew, is a small neat structure of Early English architecture, built in 1848-9. The perpetual curacy is in the patronage of the Crown and Bishop alternately, and incumbency of the Rev Henry Wynter.Northwood and Wellington Church districts have lately been formed out of Hanley.
Northwood Church, Trinity, is at Upper Hanley, and was erected in1848, in the Early English style. The perpetual curacy is in the alternate patronage of the Crown and Bishop, and incumbency of the Rev CB Jackson, MA.
Wellington Church, St Luke, is to be built in 1851-2, near Well Street, and the incumbent now performs divine service in a small temporary church. The perpetual curacy is in the alternate patronage of the Crown and Bishop, and incumbency of the Rev WH Wright, BA."
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851]
"Hanley contains the ecol. pm. of Hope, Northwood, Shelton, and Wellington"
[From: 1898 Cassell's 'Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland']
Hanley Nonconformist & Catholic Church History....
"The dissenters of several denominations have eight places of worship here.."
[From: Pigot & Co's 1828/9 Directory of Staffordshire]"Dissenters of various denominations have numerous places of worship here; and there are British and national schools, well supported by voluntary contributions."
[From: Pigot & Co's 1841 Directory of Staffordshire]"The bor. contains Roman Catholic churches, and there are Presbyterian, Baptist, Wesleyan, Methodist New Connexion, Primitive Methodist, and Congregational Chapels. To the Tabernacle Congregational church are attached a lecture-room, library, class-rooms, etc., the whole forming a handsome and spacious group of buildings in Perp. style."
[From: 1898 Cassell's 'Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland']
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