The church is a cruciform building of stone in the early decorated style with a spired west tower. In 1889, the church contained one bell. In 1887 and again in 1977, the churchyard was extended providing additional burial space.
The church was without a vestry until 1907-1908, when a new room was added on a section of the graveyard on the north side of the church. A new organ was also installed at a cost of £320. A carillion of bells, rung from a keyboard was given to the church by Mrs Perry.
During the second world war, the brass lectern and altar railings were melted down in aid of the war effort. The lectern was later replaced with a wooden version.
The church does not have a porch so the entrance used by the congregation is the west door.
Historic records of St Leonard, Dunston have been deposited at Staffordshire
Record Office, where they are available for consultation by the public.
These include the parish registers of baptisms 1853-1952, marriages
1878-1991, and burials 1886-1992.
A catalogue of these records is available in "Gateway to the Past" - the online catalogue of the
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service. The Archive Service's
website provides further information on
planning a visit to the office to consult records, should you wish to do so.
Click here to see the whole area on a small scale map. The location of Dunston can easily be seen in relation to the other three villages. Click here to see the village of Dunston in detail and the position of the church on a map - scale 1:25,000. Both these maps will be shown in a separate window.
September 2019
Sunday 1st September - 11.00 am Community Service and Bag Blessing - Revd Sue Mayo
Sunday 8th September - 11.00 am Holy Communion - Revd Sue Mayo
Sunday 15th September - 11.00 am Morning Prayer - Revd Sue Mayo
Sunday 22nd September - 11.00 am Holy Communion -Joint Service at Dunston - Revd Sue Mayo and Wendy Pitt
Sunday 29th September - 11.00 am Songs Of Praise - Revd Sue Mayo
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Dunston Church Mice
Table Tennis in Dunston Village Hall every Monday and Thursday 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm
For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals please contact The Warden, Mr H Stemp.
Saturday 7th September
Sunday 6th October
Sunday 3rd November
Other events at Dunston Church and at Coppenhall Church can be found on the Coppenhall Church WebSite.
Page last updated on 29th August 2019
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