Church of St Margaret

The Church of St Margaret is a Grade II* listed building located in Newcastle under Lyme, specifically in Wolstanton on Church Lane. It was mainly constructed in 1860 but includes significant medieval elements, particularly the north tower and spire. The church was largely designed by Ward and Son, with the chancel completed by Salvin. It features sandstone rubble that is coursed and squared, along with a tiled roof adorned with scalloped bands and ridge cresting.

The structure includes a squat three-stage north tower with a parapet and pinnacles, as well as a recessed octagonal spire. The lower stage of the tower has decorated lights with deep splays, and there is a bell-chamber above. A Victorian doorway has been inserted into the east wall. The chancel has a north vestry and a three-light east window with fluid tracery in the Decorated style. Above the chancel roofline, there is a small window in the east wall of the nave. The aisles feature two-light Decorated windows, heavy buttresses, and a corbel table. The south porch is substantial, with angle buttresses and ball-flower decoration on the moulded archway, complemented by a foliate hood mould with cresting.

Inside, the church has nave arcades consisting of four bays supported by octagonal shafts. The roof is a hammer beam design, and there is a wooden traceried chancel screen. The interior includes late 19th-century stained glass and tiled floors. Notable monuments in the chancel commemorate members of the Sneyd family, including a wall tablet for John Sneyd from 1710, which features a pediment with an urn and cherubs. There is also an alabaster chest tomb for Sir William and Anne Sneyd from 1571, displaying recumbent effigies and eleven children in high relief around the base, along with a re-cut stone canopy featuring strapwork and arms, and two additional tablets for Radulph and William Sneyd from 1729.