All Saints’ Church, Darlaston is a

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in the

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Darlaston Darlaston is an industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It is located near Wednesbury and Willenhall. Topography Darlaston is situated between Wednesbury and Walsall in the valley of the River T ...

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, England.

History

The first church by

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dated from 1872. It was erected as a memorial to Samuel Mills, and lavishly furnished with stained glass windows designed by Edward Burne-Jones. It was destroyed by a bomb in the

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on 31 July 1942. The replacement church was started in 1951 by the architect

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and dedicated on 4 October 1952 by the Bishop of Lichfield. The church tower containing two bells is high. The main body of the church is long by wide. The east end of the church is dominated by a tapestry designed by Stephen Lee, and the stone reliefs on the main door are by

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. The church was

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at Grade II by

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on 22 February 2016.

Organ

The church is equipped with a pipe organ by John Compton. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

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