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St Paul and St Stephen Church, Gloucester

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42: 367:. This was consecrated for use on 18 October 1900 by Bishop Elliot. At this time, the church was called St Luke the Less. In 1909, the parish of St Luke was divided with St Luke the Less becoming its own parish. The vicarage house for St Luke's was given to the new parish. In 1926, the Reverend E. C. Pritchard was appointed and started fundraising to complete the church building. By 1928, another £6,000 had been raised including a grant of £3,600 from the Bishop's appeal fund. The work was carried out between 1928 and 1930 to a design made by H. A. Dancey. The aisles and nave were extended westwards by two bays, and the west front of the building was added and included a 328: 266:
provide a porch. However, even though the original design was not completed the church was still a large building with room for around 600 people in the nave mostly seated on benches. Originally the building was called the Raikes Memorial Church but it was renamed to St Paul's after an unsuccessful appeal to Sunday schools to contribute funds for the construction of the building. The font was also present around 1883 and was given by the
1619: 240:, Gloucestershire. St Paul church was built between 1882 and 1883. St Stephen church was built between 1898 and 1900. St Stephen church was closed in 2010 and the church was merged with St Paul's which became St Paul and St Stephen church. Closely associated with the church is St Paul's Church of England Primary school located in New Street, Gloucester which opened in 1870. 1631: 351:. As a result of this the church had to be built in sections. The Reverend H. Proctor of St Luke's purchased land at the south end of the parish on the corner of Bristol Road and Linden Road for the new building. On 24 October 1898, the first foundation stone was placed by Lady Darell. By 1900, the first section had been built which included the 276:
In 1884, the parish of St Paul's was formed and the church was officially endowed. A house built opposite the church on the Stroud Road in 1884 became the vicarage. The organ was donated at this time by the first vicar Reverend. W.H.S Davies, it is positioned at the south-east end of the building. In
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and donations including a large gift from D.H.D Burr. In total around £6,500 was raised, although this was enough to complete the church two parts of the original design were not fully built including the nave which was stopped two bays short and the tower which was partially built and roofed over to
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of Sarah Critchley, and completed the original design envisaged by Capel Tripp. Specifically, the nave and aisles were extended westwards, a porch was added to the west, and a stone gallery was built in the nave. Also at this time, the east stained glass window was installed. In 1952, a new vicarage
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unveiled a stone recording the completion of the building and the church was rededicated to St Stephen, however the parish remained as St Luke the Less. In 1935, the original church of St Luke was demolished. In 2010, St Stephen church was merged with St Paul church where all services are now held.
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Another refurbishment in the 1980s, saw the west end of the nave converted into a hall, kitchen, meeting room and toilets. The main altar was replaced with a new contemporary altar.
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memorial was constructed outside the main entrance of the church, It was dedicated before a crowd of 3,000 people. in 1920, an altar for the chapel was added. A second north
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was built in 1931. Between 1938 and 1939, the west end of the church was completed and the east side restored to designs by W. E. Ellery Anderson this was paid for by a
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The building was constructed in 1882 by Alfred King with Capel Tripp being the architect. The church was consecrated for use on 11 October 1883 by the
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and pointed arches in the nave. It is built in limestone and consists of a sanctuary at the east end, two north vestries, an undivided aisled and
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who died during World War One. This was originally attached to the wall of the factory itself however it was closed in 1975.
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was added to the parish. In 1888, a parish room was built in Tredworth Road, next to Tredworth School, this is now the
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Wright G.M; Hadow H.E. Gloucester, St Paul parish records. Gloucestershire Archives. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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was purchased along Kings Edwards Avenue which replaced the original vicarage opposite the church.
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In 1895, there was an appeal for a new church to be built in the parish of St Luke. The existing
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on the 100th anniversary of the 1780 Sunday school movement. It was funded by a grant from the
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and oak wood paneling. In 1914, the space to the north of the altar was fitted out as a
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Gloucester, St Paul parish records. Gloucestershire Archives. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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Gloucester, St Paul parish records. Gloucestershire Archives. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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The First World War memorial in the churchyard consists of an octagonal stone
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Between 1912 and 1915, the east end of the church was refurbished with a new
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nave. Later, a bell-cot, two porches and a polygonal baptistery were added.
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to the front. There is a timber crucifix on top, with a bronze figure of
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There is a memorial on the rear wall of the church to workers of the
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The church is built of brick and stone dressings in the late
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St Stephen's Church, Gloucester

51°51′17″N 2°14′42″W / 51.8546503°N 2.2450565°W / 51.8546503; -2.2450565
Gloucester
Denomination
Church of England
Parish church
Dedication
St Paul
St Stephen
Architect(s)
English Gothic
Diocese
Parish
Church of England
Gloucester
Bishop of Gloucester
Robert Raikes
Incorporated Church Building Society
archdeacon
Edward Scobell
Tuffley
New Apostolic Church
altar
lady chapel
World War One
vestry
bequest
Grade II listed building

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