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St Paul's Church, Coven

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Location
  
Coven, Staffordshire

Denomination
  
Church of England

Consecrated
  
5 February 1857

Opened
  
1857

Phone
  
+44 1902 791923

Country
  
England

Dedication
  
St. Paul

Heritage designation
  
Grade II listed

Length
  
27 m

Architect
  
Edward Banks

St Paul's Church, Coven

Address
  
Coven, Wolverhampton WV9 5DE, UK

Similar
  
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St Paul’s Church, Coven is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Coven, Staffordshire

History

The church was built in 1857 by architect Edward Banks. It was built in the Early English style, and consists of a nave 62 feet (19 m) by 24.5 feet (7.5 m), two transepts 15 feet (4.6 m) by 15 feet (4.6 m), a chancel 16 feet (4.9 m) by 16.5 feet (5.0 m). It had a gallery with total seating capacity of 396. The contractor was built by Godfrey of Birmingham.

It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 5 February 1857.

The churchyard contains two war graves of British Army soldiers of World War II.

References

St Paul's Church, Coven Wikipedia