St Thomas' Church is a parish church in

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area of

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, a city in England. It is sometimes known as St Thomas' in the Groves. The Groves area, in the parish of

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, was built up in the mid 19th century. It was decided to construct a new church in the area. A building was designed by

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, and constructed between 1853 and 1854. The work cost £2,500, and the completed church, in the

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, could seat 500 worshippers. The church was given its own parish in 1855, and was enlarged in 1899. The church was

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in 1997. In 2014, it was added to the

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due to severe erosion to some of its stonework. The church is built of sandstone with slate roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave, two-bay north and south transepts, and a two-bay chancel. The west end has a gable and its central bay projects slightly, supporting a

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and cross. There is an arched doorway, with windows either side, and a two-light window above. The nave has

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es with windows in each bay, while the transepts have two-light windows and a circular window in the gable end. The east window has three lights.

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