Latitude: 53.0297 / 53°1'46"N
Longitude: -2.2156 / 2°12'55"W
OS Eastings: 385640
OS Northings: 348062
OS Grid: SJ856480
Mapcode National: GBR M98.ZG
Mapcode Global: WHBCS.Y34Q
Plus Code: 9C5V2QHM+VQ
Entry Name: Church of St Margaret
Listing Date: 21 October 1949
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1196517
English Heritage Legacy ID: 385912
ID on this website: 101196517
Location: St Margaret's Church, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5
County: Staffordshire
District: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Electoral Ward/Division: Wolstanton
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Traditional County: Staffordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire
Church of England Parish: St Margaret, Wolstanton
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
Tagged with: Church building
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NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME
WOLSTANTON
CHURCH LANE (East side)
Church of St Margaret
21/10/49
II*
Church. Mainly of 1860, but incorporating substantial amounts of medieval building, including north tower and spire. Largely by Ward and Son, with chancel by Salvin. Sandstone rubble, coursed and squared, tiled roof with scalloped bands and ridge cresting. North tower, nave, two aisles, chancel. Decorated style. Squat three-stage tower with parapet and pinnacles and recessed octagonal spire. Decorated lights with deep splays in lower stage and to bell-chamber. Inserted Victorian doorway in east wall. North vestry to chancel, and three-light Decorated east window with fluid tracery. Small window in east wall of nave above chancel roofline. Two-light Decorated aisle windows, heavy buttresses, corbel table. Heavy south porch with angle buttresses and ball-flower decoration to moulded archway. Foliate hood mould with cresting.
INTERIOR: nave arcades of four bays with octagonal shafts. Hammer beam roof, wood traceried chancel screen. Late C19 stained glass, and tiled floors. Series of monuments to members of Sneyd family in chancel: wall tablet to John Sneyd, 1710, pedimented with urn and flanking cherubs; Sir William and Anne Sneyd, 1571, an alabaster chest tomb with recumbant effigies and eleven children represented in high relief round the base. Re-cut stone canopy with strapwork and arms; two other tablets to Radulph and William Sneyd (1729).
Listing NGR: SJ8564048062
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