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St Chad's Church, Hopwas 
Architect's drawing of St Chad's Church, HopwasLocation in Staffordshire
St Chad's Church, HopwasCoordinates: 52°38′36″N 1°44′30″W / 52.6433°N 1.7418°W OS grid reference SK 175 050 Location Hopwas, Staffordshire Country England Denomination Anglican Website Hopwas, St Chad History Dedication St Chad Architecture Functional status Active Heritage designation Grade II Designated 29 October 1987 Architect(s) John Douglas Architectural type Church Completed 1881 Administration Parish Tamworth Deanery Tamworth Archdeaconry Lichfield Diocese Lichfield Province York Clergy Minister(s) Revd Alan Wheale Laity Reader Mrs S. Rose Churchwarden(s) Mrs A Nicholls,
Mrs A SingletonSt Chad's Church, Hopwas is in the village of Hopwas, Staffordshire, England, and in the parish of Tamworth.[1] It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building,[2] and is an active Anglican church.[1] The church is in the deanery of Tamworth, the archdeaconry of Lichfield and the diocese of Lichfield. Its benefice is combined with those of St Editha, Tamworth, St Francis, Leyfields, and St Andrew, Kettlebrook.[3]
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History and architecture
The church was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas and built in 1881.[4] It is built in red brick with timber framing in its upper parts, and has a roof of plain tiles.[2] The church is crowned by an octagonal flèche.[4] Its plan consists of a five-bay nave and a single-bay chancel between which is the flèche, with a vestry to the south and an annex accommodating the organ to the north.[2] Of its design the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner says it is "certainly an ingenious and entertaining building".[5]
Present day
The church holds regular services on Sundays[6] and holds other events for adults and children during the week.[7][8]
See also
- List of new churches by John Douglas
References
- ^ a b St Chad's Church, Hopwas, St Chad's Church, Hopwas, http://www.stchadshopwas.webeden.co.uk/, retrieved 21 May 2009
- ^ a b c "Church of St Chad, Wigginton and Hopwas", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1038801, retrieved 17 May 2011
- ^ Hopwas, St Chad, Church of England, http://www.achurchnearyou.com/hopwas-st-chad/, retrieved 27 October 2009
- ^ a b Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 127, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974), Staffordshire, The Buildings of England, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, p. 151, ISBN 0-14-071046-9
- ^ Service Times, St Chad's Church, Hopwas, http://www.stchadshopwas.webeden.co.uk/#/service-times/4529321801, retrieved 21 May 2009
- ^ Tuesday Fellowship, St Chad's Church, Hopwas, http://www.stchadshopwas.webeden.co.uk/#/tuesday-fellowship/4529354981, retrieved 21 May 2009
- ^ Children, St Chad's Church, Hopwas, http://www.stchadshopwas.webeden.co.uk/#/children/4529321807, retrieved 21 May 2009
External links
Media related to St Chad's Church, Hopwas at Wikimedia CommonsCategories:- Buildings and structures completed in 1881
- 19th-century church buildings
- Church of England churches in Staffordshire
- Grade II listed buildings in Staffordshire
- Timber-framed churches
- John Douglas buildings
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