The previous Church was a smaller building, being described as more like a barn than a Church. It accommodated 56 persons including 8 free seats. The chancel of the church was next to the tomb of William and Mary Stokes and the Nave door was next to the grave of John and Mary Peploe.
The last entries in the Churchwardens Book regarding the old church was, 'Thursday 1st June 1843 paid Thomas Bott 3s 4d for cleaning walks. Friday 2nd June paid Sarah Perrins 2s 0d for cleaning the church.' The first entry regarding the present building was, 'Monday 17th February 1845 fee to the Singers on the occasion of the laying of the first stone of the new church £1 0s 0d.'
The present Church was built by Henry Wood (architect), at a cost of £1100, and was consecrated on the 19th August 1846 by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield. The brass plaque inside of the church, states that the Church can accommodate 250 persons and the whole of that number are hereby declared to be free and in appropriated for ever.
A parsonage house was in existence on the site of the present school in the early part of the 19th century but was considered unfit for human habitation by the incumbent. In 1849 there was a Public House, Garden and Stable on the site of the School Huts.
Historic records of All Saints, Bednall have been deposited at Staffordshire
Record Office, where they are available for consultation by the public.
These include the parish registers of baptisms 1813-2001, marriages
1813-1997, and burials 1813-1992.
A catalogue of these records is available in "Gateway to the Past"
- the online catalogue of the
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service. The Archive Service's
website provides further information on
planning a visit to the office to consult records, should you wish to do so.
Click here to see the whole area on a small scale map. The location of Bednall can easily be seen in relation to the other three villages. Click here to see the village of Bednall in detail on a map - scale 1:25,000. The position of the church in the village can be easily seen. Both these maps will be shown in a separate window
Sunday 13th July - 11.00 am Family Service - Delphine Howarth
Sunday 20th July - 11.00 am Morning Prayer - Roger & Delphine Howarth
Sunday 27th July - 11.00 am Holy Communion - Ian Cook
Sunday 7th September
Saturday 13th September
Other Events and Activities can be found on the Acton Trussell page.
Page last updated - 29th June 2008 |
There has been a church in Bednall since 1086, when it was recorded that Bednall formed part of the Bishops Manor of Baswich, and remained that way until 1671 when Acton and Bednall became a separate Parish.
