Christ Church is an

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church in

Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent Tunstall is one of the six towns that, along with Burslem, Longton, Staffordshire, Longton, Fenton, Staffordshire, Fenton, Hanley, Staffordshire, Hanley and Stoke-upon-Trent, amalgamated to form the City of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, Engl ...

, Staffordshire, England. It is the parish church of

Goldenhill Goldenhill is an area on the northern edge of Stoke-on-Trent, in the Stoke-on-Trent district, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. It is centred along the High Street, part of the A50 road that runs from south-east to north-west. ...

and Tunstall; the combined parish, which is an Anglo-Catholic parish, was created in 2010. It is a Grade II

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History

The church is a

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, designed by Francis Bedford and built in 1831–1832. £3,000 of the total cost was provided by parliamentary grant, and the remaining £1,000 by private subscription. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield,

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, on 14 August 1832."Tunstall", in ''A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 8, ed. J G Jenkins'' (London, 1963), pp. 81–104
British History Online. Retrieved 8 December 2020.The Church of England Parish Church of Goldenhill & Tunstal
"History of the Church and Parish"
Christ Church Tunstall. Retrieved 8 December 2020. The church was built of Chell stone. It has

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s, in pairs or single; the tower originally had an octagonal spire, which was removed in 1971 for safety reasons. In 1885–1886 the east end was redesigned by A. R. Wood: a larger chancel was created, flanked by a south chapel and by an organ chamber, and two shallow transepts were created. There was originally a single bell, which was replaced by a peal of six bells in 1856. Two more were added in the early 20th century.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tunstall, Christ Church Grade II listed churches in Staffordshire Church of England church buildings in Staffordshire Diocese of Lichfield Anglo-Catholic church buildings in Staffordshire Churches in Stoke-on-Trent Commissioners' church buildings

History

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