Dawley Parva: St Luke
Overview
Grid reference: SJ 677 65
The church is built of red and grey brick in the neo-Norman style. The best exterior part is the west front. This is divided into two parts by a stringcourse like an inverted battlement. Beneath this there is a round-headed doorway with cylindrical shafts each side and powerful roll mouldings forming the orders of the arch.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Aisleless nave of five bays, apsidal sanctuary, west bell-cote, south porch, vestry north of that part of nave.
Exterior Description
The church is built of red and grey brick in the neo-Norman style. The best exterior part is the west front. This is divided into two parts by a stringcourse like an inverted battlement. Beneath this there is a round-headed doorway with cylindrical shafts each side and powerful roll mouldings forming the orders of the arch. The shafts stand on the plinth of the facade which turns in by. the door to become the base for them. Either side of the door are Romanesque windows set within deep reroving arches. At the ends of the wall are extremely slim projections something between buttresses and pilaster strips. These have little pyramidal caps with balls at the top.
The triangular area above the stringcourse has one window which lights the gallery. It is of three round-headed lights set within relieving arches of much the same aspect as those round the door below except that these are decorated with chevrons. Above this rises the square bell-turret which has again a smaller version of the same relieving arch motif in the west and east sides, and single arches in the other two sides. The turret is carefully detailed as befits an outstanding feature, articulated by a stringcourse which becomes the capitals for the arches. It is capped with a pyramidal roof which has a stout cross at the apex. The wall-head of the side walls of the church is marked by a continuation of the stringcourse from the west front of the building. Each bay of the nave is the same externally on the south side except the second from the west which contains a door behind an ugly wooden and glass porch. The other bays are separated by pilaster strips and each has a two-light window within a round arch. The north wall of the nave is the same except where the vestry projects. All the roofs are covered with blue slates. The sanctuary is contained within a semi-circular apse with a three-light window in the east end under a round arch. Above the plinth the wall is equally divided by a stringcourse at sill level and another which forms the hood moulding of the window also.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
1895
The east window has glass representing the Good Shepherd in the central light with abstract patterns each side. It was presented by the second Vicar In 1895.
Stained Glass
c. 1915
In the window second from the east in the south wall is a scene of the Crucifixion depicting a soldier dying at the foot of the Cross. It is a memorial to H.C. Greenhaulgh, killed in action 1915. His family was apparently generous in benefactions to the church.
Interior
Interior Description
Internally the church is very plain, a simple rectangle with the apsidal sanctuary approached through a round arch. The floor is tiled and the roof of the nave is of open timber construction, the slopes being almost at right angles to each other. There is a west gallery containing the organ, the console for which is by the choir-stalls in front of the chancel arch on the north side. The font stands under the gallery. The only stained glass is in the east window and one window in the south wall.
Fixtures and fittings
Organ (object)
Two-manual instrument by Hawkins of Walsall.
Font (object)
The font is of octagonal design on eight piers and came frm Clive Church in 1897.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SJ 677 65
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
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
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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