Churches and Chapels of Stoke-on-Trent

St. Giles Church, 
Newcastle-under-Lyme



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St. Giles, Newcastle-under-Lyme
St. Giles, Newcastle-under-Lyme

photo: 1999 | John Booth

 

St Giles Church, Newcastle under Lyme
St Giles Church - Newcastle under Lyme - Parish Church and grade II* listed building

This view from Church Street of St. Giles which was re-built in 1873-76

A church was built on this site in 1721 (over a medieval church) - 
the 1721 church was demolished in 1872 but the original tower 
(containing elements of the C13 tower) was left standing.

The replacement church was built between 1873-76 onto the original tower. 

The new church was designed by Sir Gilbert Scott.
He also designed St. Thomas Church, Penkhull and Holy Trinity, Hartshill.

 St Giles Church, Church Street - designed by Sir Gilbert Scott
St Giles Church, Church Street - designed by Sir Gilbert Scott
to the left is a Quaker meeting house

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The church is largely as rebuilt by George Gilbert Scott in 1876. It was built on medieval foundations, with refaced C13 tower and fragments of original masonry.

The building is coursed and squared sandstone with plain tiled roofs. West tower, nave with 2 aisles and clerestory, chancel. West tower is substantially C13, though refaced. 3 stages with clasping angle buttresses, stair turret to NW and embattled parapet. Moulded West door with 4 shafts. Bell chamber lights and clock over.

The pews possibly date from the time of Scott's work, with poppy head bench ends to the north. Globe-like wrought-iron candelabra in aisles. Pulpit and font also probably from the time of Scott's rebuilding, but the pelican lectern was made from a carving which hung over the communion table in the earlier church, and is dated 1786.

There is also a flat and worn effigy on a tomb slab in the south aisle which survives from the early church. Encaustic tiled floor to chancel, and reredos with traceried panels with pinnacles, containing gilded emblems and lettering of prayers and texts, and with a central painted figure.

Altar piece and traceried rails date from Scott's rebuilding. Sedilia installed as memorial for World War II. North aisle chapel has oak reredos with high relief of Last Supper against a pale painted ground.

Stained glass by Lavers and Barraud, and Westlake: east window represents Crucifixion in a landscape, east windows of chapels both by same artist, showing nativity and baptism of Christ. Series of windows in aisles depict miracles and Old Testament scenes. Many of these windows are dated earlier than Scott's work.
 

   

Related pages..


Sir Gilbert Scott


also see..


Index of Churches and Chapels 

Index of Newcastle Churches

Postcards of Newcastle under Lyme


Christian Heritage of Stoke-on-Trent