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 St Mary's Church in Patshull
St
Mary's Church at Patshull is a closed church in the Parish and
is run by the Churches Conservation Trust and we do hold occasional
services there during the year.
St Mary's is
a chaste fabric in the Italian style, built by Sir John Astley,
to whose memory it has a tomb, bearing recumbent effigies of
himself and lady.
Here is another tomb in memory of Sir Richard Astley, who is
represented at the head of a squadron of horse, and on each side
of the monument are figures of his two wives, in sitting postures,
upon pedestals.
The Earl of Dartmouth is patron of the perpetual curacy, in the
incumbency of the Rev. W George Greenstreet, MA."
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William
White, Sheffield, 1851)
The
parish registers
The parish registers of St Mary, Patshull commence in 1559. The
original registers for the period 1559-1990 (Bapts), 1770-1989
(Mar) & 1559-1988 (Bur) are deposited at Staffordshire Record
Office.
Bishops Transcripts, 1656-1874 (with many gaps) are deposited
at Lichfield Record Office.
A full house at St Mary's Carol Service...
Over
two hundred attended the popular Carol Service held at St Mary's
Church at Patshull on Sunday 10th December 2006, with donations
going to the Churches Conservation Trust.
The residents of Burnhill Green had trimmed the church with Christmas
decorations and lighted candles, creating a truly festive atmosphere.
 They also provided
the homemade mince pies and mulled wine which were distributed
to the congregation in the Salon of Patshull Hall, kindly opened
specially for the occasion by the owner, Tim Reynolds.
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Wedding at St
Mary's, Patshull
The
Wedding of Lynn Colley and Timothy Waddicor took place at St
Mary's Church, Patshull on Saturday 22nd September 2007, at 2.00pm
Photographs of this event can be seen in the Photo Gallery section
of this website.
more
photos>>
Parish Records for
Patshull, St Mary
Historic records of
St Mary, Patshull have been deposited at Staffordshire Record
Office, where they are available for consultation by the public.
These include the parish registers of baptisms 1559-1812, marriages
1559-1835 and burials 1559-1812; parish officers’ accounts
1689-1718, 1731-1805; vestry minutes 1851-1902; parish poor law
papers mainly 18th century; and more.
A catalogue
of these records is available in "Gateway to the Past"
(http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk) - the online catalogue
of the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service.
The Archive Service's website (http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives) provides further
information on planning a visit to the office to consult records,
should you wish to do so.
More information on
this beautiful church will be available in the future.
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