The church is a cruciform building of stone in the early decorated style with a spired west tower. In 1889, the church contained one bell. In 1887 and again in 1977, the churchyard was extended providing additional burial space.
The church was without a vestry until 1907-1908, when a new room was added on a section of the graveyard on the north side of the church. A new organ was also installed at a cost of £320. A carillion of bells, rung from a keyboard was given to the church by Mrs Perry.
During the second world war, the brass lectern and altar railings were melted down in aid of the war effort. The lectern was later replaced with a wooden version.
The church does not have a porch so the entrance used by the congregation is the west door.
Historic records of St Leonard, Dunston have been deposited at Staffordshire
Record Office, where they are available for consultation by the public.
These include the parish registers of baptisms 1853-1952, marriages
1878-1991, and burials 1886-1992.
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 Dunston can easily be seen in relation to the other three villages. Click here to see the village of Dunston in detail and the position of the church on a map - scale 1:25,000. Both these maps will be shown in a separate window.
November 2009
Sunday 8th November - 11.00 am Holy Communion - Revd Caroline Plant
Sunday 15th November - 11.00 am Holy Communion - Revd Caroline Plant & Delphine Howarth
Sunday 22nd November - 11.00 am Holy Communion - Revd Ian Cook
Sunday 29th November - 11.00 am Iona Worship - Churchwardens
Church Mice also meet during the services
Monday 16th November
Saturday 21st November
Tuesday 24th November
Other events can be found on the Coppenhall Church Page and also on the Acton Trussell Page.
Page last updated - 6th November 2009 |
In 1876, the ancient chapel of Dunston was demolished in favour of a larger building. The chapel was originally erected in the early fifteenth century. The new church of St. Leonard was licensed late in 1878.
