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| St Giles' Church | |
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| Country | England |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Consecrated | 31 August 1846 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish Church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Architect(s) | Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1841-46[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 200 feet (61 m) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Parish | St Giles, Cheadle |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr.Eric Kemball |
St Giles' Church is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. The Grade I listed Gothic Revival church[2] was designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and built between 1841 and 1846 for the Earl of Shrewsbury. It is in Decorated style, and is highly decorated on the outside and the inside, and has a tall steeple. The interior is painted throughout, and is floored with patterned tiles. Almost all the furniture and fittings were designed by Pugin, including the piscina, sedilia, a recess for an Easter Sepulchre, the reredos, font, font cover, pulpit, and screen.[3][2] The spire is 200 feet (61 m) high and the church by far the tallest building in the town.
- ^ "St Giles' Church, Cheadle, by A. W. N. Pugin (Interior)".
- ^ a b Historic England. "Grade I (1038008)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974), Staffordshire, The Buildings of England, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, p. 97., ISBN 0-14-071046-9