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The Arches, Stoke Churchyard
The Arches, Stoke Churchyard
pen drawing by Neville Malkin - March 1974

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Listed Buildings in Stoke-on-Trent and area

Ruins of earlier church (Arches) in the grounds of
Minster Church of St. Peter Ad Vincula


Area
Stoke
Street
Glebe Street
Heritage No.
121 A
Grade
II
Date Listed
02 Oct 1951
Building: Ruins of earlier church (Arches) in the grounds of St. Peter Ad Vincula
Location: STOKE ON TRENT SJ8645 GLEBE STREET
Description:  Late C12 fragments only, round headed arches and a few pier bases.

The material of the old medieval church was scattered far and wide; many stones found their way to Boothen Mill, where they were used to line the waterway to the millpond. Following their discovery they were returned to the church yard and erected by the architect Charles Lynam in 1887 (1881?) as a reconstruction of the nave's south arcade. 

 

The pier base of the earlier church can be seen through the arch
The pier base of the earlier church can be seen through the arch

In the background is the current St. Peter's Church
built in 1826-9.

 


Ruins of earlier church, reassembled by Charles Lynam in c.1881.

2 moulded stone arches with polygonal responds and cylindrical central shaft with flying buttresses infilled with brick, and with tiled coping over.

Remains of another shaft further east, and stone footings marking the site of the altar. The former church was demolished, and the stones were subsequently rediscovered by Charles Lynam, who re-erected them on their approximate original site.

 


The railed area in front of the arches is
 the tomb of Josiah Wedgwood I


photos:  Steve Birks  2000


on St. Peters

summary of all listed buildings in St. Peters grounds

 


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