Dudley: St Francis
Overview
Grid reference: SO 939 910
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Apsidal chancel with vestries, aisleless nave with lobby, extension with meeting rooms, cafe, kitchen, toilets.
Dimensions:
Main boday of church 30m (100ft) x 18m.
Description of Archaeology and History
Dudley is a historic town with the famous castle at one end, which saw industrial expansion in the 19th century and decline in the late 20th. The church was built in 1931, the hall added a couple of years later, to serve a new housing estate to the north-east of the town centre. The parish centre was added in 1997.
Exterior Description
A simple but dignified design with little vertical emphasis, despite a small latticed bell turret. Typical of churches of this period. Round arch headed windows, in group of five to the west wall with continuous hoodmoulds, pairs to the chancel and nave.
Building Fabric and Features
Chancel
20th century apsidal chancel
Vestry
20th century vestries
Nave
20th century aisleless nave
Bellcote
20th century latticed bell turret
Building Materials
Brick
20th century red brick walls
Steel
20th century trusses supporting roofs
Tile
20th century roofs
Interior
Interior Description
Whitewashed interior, canted roof trusses with plain furnishings, the pulpit and other woodwork being a World War II memorial. Traditional east orientation. Chairs in the nave, a flexible space. Woodblock floors. Minor stained glass including St George War Memorial window, Duncan Edwards memorial window, as he grew up here.
Other items include a reproduction of a Renaissance painting in a gilded grame. Interesting wrought-iron sculpture, branches. Octagonal font with carved bowl, Victorian Gothic, carved wooden lid. There is also a bell made from melted down guns from World War I, given by a church in Lubeck, a symbol of reconciliation.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SO 939 910
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.
It is unknown whether 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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