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Staffordshire Historic Churches Trust
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Set out below are drawings and brief descriptions of wonderful historic churches, in or near to Leek. All well worth visiting.
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St. Lawrence, Rushton Spencer
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An amazing mixture of rustic architectural styles, St. Lawrence's has much to interest the visitor. Parts appear to be 17th Century, but are likely to be later - fashion appears to
have moved slowly in this part of Staffordshire. A West gallery is a wonderful reminder of the church music composer, Uriah Davenport.
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St. John the Baptist, Wetley Rocks
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The nave and the remainder, with the exception of the chancel, were designed by James Trubshaw, a member of the dynasty of local masons and architects. The chancel was added in 1901,
the architect being J Beardmore.
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St. John the Evangelist, Knypersley
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Another example of 19th century church architecture. This time the church, school and vicarage were both designed by the same architect, R C Hussey. The cost of providing these
was paid by John Bateman of nearby Biddulph Grange.
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St. Luke, Leek
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Another mid 19 century church. It has a pleasant nave and makes a good setting for concerts. The work is mainly in Decorated style. A sympathetic re-ordering has added
facilities so that the church is able to serve the local community in a variety of ways.
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