"St Paul's church stands in a cemetery of three acres, between Burslem, Longport, and Dalehall. It is a large and handsome Gothic edifice, with a lofty tower. The first stone was laid 24th June 1828 and the fabric was completed by the close of 1830.
The perpetual curacy is in the patronage of the rector of Burslem, and incumbency of the Rev PB Ellis, BA."

[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851]

The church is a large building in Hollington stone, in the Perpendicular style, consisting of a shallow chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles and an embattled western tower 115 feet high, with pinnacles, containing a clock and one bell.

St Paul's originally formed a district chapelry to St John, Burslem, comprising Longport and Dale Hall. It was created an ecclesiastical parish on 24th January 1845.

1832 Map of Burslem  showing the location of St. Paul's Church  from The Potteries Museum

St. Paul's Church

St. Paul's Church was built in 1828. As it was being constructed, Enoch Wood had chambers built into the walls that he filled with pottery made by his family. The pottery included printed and painted earthenware, and figures In 1974 the church was subsiding and had become dangerous. On the demolition of St. Paul's Church, Enoch Wood's pottery was discovered and a portion of it was given to the museum.

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