词条 | St Michael's Church, Madeley |
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|name = St Michael's Church, Madeley |image = St Michaels Church - geograph.org.uk - 722123.jpg |location = Madeley, Shropshire |country = England |coordinates = {{coord|52|38|1.4|N|2|27|0.9|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |denomination = Church of England |dedication = St. Michael |parish = Madeley |diocese = Diocese of Hereford |website = http://www.tf7.org.uk/stmichaels/ }} St Michael's Church, Madeley is located near the centre of Madeley, Shropshire, England. It is one of three places of worship that constitute the Parish of Madeley, a Church of England parish. The parish is part of the Diocese of Hereford. HistoryThe church was designed by Thomas Telford and built in 1796. It was the rebuild of an older church, among whose Vicars had been John William Fletcher, whose iron tombstone is in the churchyard. ArchitectureSt Michael's Church is an octagonal building with a square tower. War memorials
ChurchyardThe churchyard contains several cast iron tombstones, including those of J.W. Fletcher (died 1785) and Robert Richard Anstice (died 1853);[2] a stone tombstone of Thomas Parker (inventor),[3] and also the war graves of 7 British Army soldiers of World War I and 2 soldiers and an airman of World War II.[4] See also
References1. ^{{cite book|last=Francis|first=Peter|title=Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance|year=2013|publisher=YouCaxton Publications|page=143|isbn=978-1-909644-11-3}} 2. ^[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293011 Church of St Michael, edited by Historic England] 3. ^{{cite news|title=Bright spark helped electrical revolution, Life and achievements of pioneer celebrated at special day|work=Shropshire Star|date=8 September 2015|page=16}}Report by Toby Neal, mentioning commemorative Thomas Parker Day on 10 October 2015 and restoration project for the grave. 4. ^ CWGC Cemetery report, details obtained from casualty record. External links
2 : Church of England church buildings in Shropshire|Works of Thomas Telford |
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