Diameter: 18" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John II Martin 1667
Dove Bell ID: 55484 Tower ID: 20954 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Dudley: St Augustine
Overview
Grid reference: SO 926 891
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
4-bay aisled nave, 2-bay chancel flanked by organ chamber and vestry, west apsidal baptistery (now meeting room) with flanking rooms.
Dimensions:
Nave estimated to be c 22m (70ft) x 6m (19ft).
Description of Archaeology and History
Dudley is a historic town with the famous 11th century and later castle at one end, which saw industrial expansion from the 19th century and decline in the late 20th. The church was built in 1884 on a new and at the time still quite rural site as the town expanded south, well away from the old town. The architect was H D W Drinkwater, whose original plans included a large west tower.
The aisles and west end rooms have been developed as a community facility, kitchen, toilets, meeting rooms in 1984.
Exterior Description
The church is designed in the Transitional style with just-pointed lancets and arches. Buttresses to the corners, twinned lancets but triplets in the clearstorey, three-light stepped east window. The nave is slightly wider and higher than the chancel, with a brick gabled fleche at the junction. The church is very red, the white Horsham stone dressings providing a strong visual contrast.
Building Fabric and Features
Nave
19th century 4-bay aisled nave
Chancel
19th century 2-bay chancel
Organ (component)
19th century organ chamber
Vestry
19th century
Baptistery
19th century west apsidal baptistery, now meeting room
Building Materials
Brick
19th century
Stone
19th century Horsham stone dressings
Clay
19th century roof tiles
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is exposed brick with banding, the western two bays of the arcades are bricked in, the baptistery and flanking rooms converted for meetings. High king-post roofs. Stone columns and chancel arch with simple moulded capitals. Woodblock floors. Open spaces, no fixed pews, a clear view to the High Altar with Big Six beyond a stone chancel screen with integral pulpit, semi-circular marble stairs. Portable nave altar in use.
Encaustic tiled floor to chancel. In the chancel, the organ takes up the western bay on the north side, with nicely decorated pipes and Gothic architectural case. 4-bay arcaded sedilia, double arch aumbry. Lady Chapel at the east end of the south aisle with good glass.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
19th century oak with open arcaded front
Reredos
19th century plain wood panelling behind the altar
Pulpit
19th century wood, plain with open lancets
Lectern
19th century wood, plain
Font (component)
19th century stone, round bowl with arcading, neo-Norman
Stained Glass (window)
20th century East window depicts Crucifixion, flanked by the Good Shepherd, Christ healing, dedicated by Webb family of Holly Hall, c 1900. Other four lancets with various saints of the same date. East Lady Chapel window with Nativity, dedicated by Garret family, 1914 – Arts-and-Crafts style, who by? Good, research needed here. Glass of 1919 with St John the Baptist, Baptising Christ, St Gabriel, by Walter H & Florence Camm for Thomas William Camm of the Smethwick studio.
Plaque (component)
19th century brass plaques
Rail
19th century oak rail with brass standards
Bells
Portable Furnishings and Artworks
registers since 1884
Churchyard
Grid reference: SO 926 891
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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