Church Of St Dunstan

SJ 38 NE EARLE ROAD L7

7/409 Church of St Dunstan 14.3.75 - II*

Church. 1886-9. Aldridge and Deacon. Red brick with slate roof. 5-bay nave with aisles and baptistry under lean-to roofs, 2-bay chancel with north chapel and south organ-loft in transept. Fleche at west end of nave has 2-light traceried bell-openings and copper-clad spire. West end has baptistry with 1:3:1 lancets and parapet. North porch has pointed entrance with roll moulded arch and flanking buttresses; diapered gable has niche with figure of St. Dunstan. South porch has south entrance. West window of 5 stepped lancets under pointed relieving arch, the tympanum with Christ and symbols of the Evangelists flanking octagonal turrets with pyramidal roofs with lucarnes. Aisles have 3 stepped lancets per bay, the clerestory has 2 lancets. Chancel has 3 stepped lancets. Interior: Brick, 5- bay nave arcades on stone piers, frieze over. 3 arches to baptistry. Arch-braced king-post roof, western trusses more elaborate. Stepped chancel arch, no capitals. Iron screen and frieze with angels'heads; wagon roof. Wall memorial brasses in aisles and good C19 glass, particularly west window. A severe but handsome design.

Listing NGR: SJ3735589529