St Paul, Burton on Trent
St Paul, Burton on Trent
St Paul’s is a Grade II* Church of England parish church on St Paul’s Square, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, near the Town Hall, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Location
- Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Staffordshire
- City / town
- Burton on Trent
- Address
- St Paul's Square, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2ED
- Postcode
- DE14 2ED
- Built
- Opened 1874; Bodley work 1889–1901; western narthex 1910
- Architect
- James M. Teale and Edmund Beckett Denison (later Lord Grimthorpe); G. F. Bodley (later enrichment)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Paul
- Diocese
- Lichfield
- Parish
- Burton St Aidan and St Paul
- Grade
- II*
- Style
- Geometrical Gothic
- Materials
- Coxbench and Ancaster stone ashlar
- Grid reference
- SK 239 234
- Opening hours
- Open 12noon to 2pm most days (sometimes from 9am).
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
The church opened in 1874, built for Michael Thomas Bass to designs by James M. Teale of Doncaster with Edmund Beckett Denison (later Lord Grimthorpe). Historic England describes a Geometrical-style ashlar church of nave and aisles, transepts, chancel and a central tower. Wikipedia, following the listing, records Coxbench and Ancaster stone, a cruciform plan with a five-bay nave, aisled three-bay chancel and a 123-foot tower. Capitals by S. Tinkler of Derby show naturalistic foliage and the months of the year.
Between 1889 and 1901 G. F. Bodley enriched the chancel and south transept, adapted the south chancel aisle as a chapel, added a sacristy and designed the organ cases. A western narthex of 1910 commemorates Baron Burton. Since 2005 the parish has been Burton St Aidan and St Paul. The church is listed Grade II* (1288714, listed 24 March 1950).