In 1881 the brass lectern was placed in church. It is a fine brass eagle, wonderfully cast and treasured by the church. It is likely that it was made in Belgium, where many such lecterns were made at the end of the 19th Century. It was moved into the sanctuary during the 1999 re-ordering.

Piscina and Holy Water Stoop

Traces of Piscina and Credence tables can be seen in the sanctuary and the South Chapel. The priest‘s door has a Holy Water Stoop on its eastern jamb. It was found buried in the churchyard in 1891 and restored to its rightful place in the church.

In 1291 the church was valued at £44 13s. 4d, had eight prebends; Cannock Coppenhall, Stretton, Shareshill, Dunston, Congreve, Longridge, Penkridge and four Chapels at Cannock, Coppenhall, Shareshill and Stretton. At this time the law required that every able bodied male over the age of 16 meet once a week in the churchyard to practice archery. The clergy were ordered to ensure that Yew trees grew in the churchyard to provide sufficient bow staves. The men as they waited, sheltered in the angle formed on the south side of the church by the junction of the Chancel and the South Chapel, sharpened their arrow points and carved their names on the sandstone walls.

The Font

The date of 1668 can be seen on one of its panels, along with the initials of C.R. These may stand for Carolus Rex., i.e. King Charles. King Charles 2^nd was on the throne at the time.

The Stained Glass

The church has nine Stained Glass Windows dating from 1864 to 1934. The East Window is a memorial to the First Lord Hatherton and depicts the ascension of Christ surrounded by illustrations of Mathew, chapter twenty four. Other windows take stories from the Old and New Testament as their theme, or speak of a particular Saint.

The East Window in the South Aisle was given in memory of the First Lady Hatherton.

Two windows in the church are dedicated to the sons of the Second Lord Hatherton.

Two windows are in memory of members of the Keeling family and two are in memory of members of the Croydon Family. A single window is dedicated to members of the Page Family.

Other windows in the church with no stained glass are worth close examination for they possess some very beautifully designed casements. The large West Window bears no design and gives much needed light to the whole building.

Some of the Stained Glass Windows

1:Windows on South Wall  2:The Lady Chapel  3:The High Altar   4:The East Window   5:North Aisle