Christ Church - Church of England - Tunstall
Christ Church Tunstall, was built in 1831–2; £3,000 of the total cost was provided by parliamentary grant and the remaining £1,000 by private subscription. The burial ground was given by Ralph Sneyd. A parish consisting of Tunstall, Oldcott, and Ravenscliffe was created in 1837. The living, a perpetual curacy until 1868 when it was styled a vicarage, was in the gift of the Sneyds until its transfer c. 1890 to the Bishop of Lichfield who still holds it. The benefice was augmented by a grant of £400 from Queen Anne's Bounty in 1837.
The church is built of Chell stone and was designed by Francis Bedford in a mixture of Gothic styles, the windows being single or paired lancets and the tower being surmounted by an embattled parapet, angle pinnacles, and an octagonal spire. The base of the tower forms the central bay of a vestibule stretching across the west end of the wide nave. Originally there was a small chancel and the nave had galleries on three sides. In 1885–6 extensions were made at the east end of the church to the design of A. R. Wood. They include two shallow transepts and a larger chancel flanked by a south chapel and by an organ chamber. The clock in the tower was given by the parishioners in 1916. The single bell of 1833 was replaced in 1856 by a peal of six bells; two more were added early in the 20th century, and the whole peal was rehung in 1916.
Father John Stather
Sunday
Low Mass
Every Sunday at 8:00 AM
Sunday School: Children aged 3 years and upwards are welcome at the Sunday School which meets in the church hall adjacent to the church. The purpose is to allow children to learn more of the christian faith.
Every Sunday at 10:00 AM
Parish Mass
Every Sunday at 10:00 AM
Evensong / Benediction
Evensong with Benediction Every Sunday at 6:30 PM
Monday
Weekday Mass
Every Monday at 7:00 PM for ½ hour
Tuesday
Mass
variations in time are given on the weekly news sheet every Tuesday at 9:30 AM for ½ hour
Wednesday
Mass
Every Wednesday at 10:00 AM for ½ hour
Thursday
Mass
variations in time are given on the weekly news sheet every Thursday at 9:30 AM for ½ hour
Friday
Weekday Mass
Every Friday at 7:00 PM for ½ hour
Saturday
Mass
variations in time are given on the weekly news sheet every Saturday at 9:30 AM for ½ hour
Mothers and Toddlers Group The Mothers and Toddlers Group meets every Tuesday during term time in the church hall. Mothers with babies (from birth) or children under school age are welcome. Dad can also bring his children as can grandparents. This group provides peer support for parents as well as allowing your child to develop through play and enables them to interact with their own peer group in order to learn social skills. Vacancies at present. Admission to the group is £1.50 The session runs from 9.00am to 11.30am
Parish boundary
Tunstall
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 5
WEB Site: Parish of Goldenhill and Tunstall website
