Saint Saviour's is the Church of England

Church of England

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 parish church for the village of Branston

Branston, Staffordshire

Branston is a village in Staffordshire, England.Branston was originally a small village beside the River Trent and lies to the south of Burton upon Trent. It spread in the 19th century along the main Burton to Lichfield road, which is now the dual carriageway A38. There is much 19th- and...

, south of Burton upon Trent

Burton upon Trent

Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England. Its associated adjective is "Burtonian"....

. It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield

Diocese of Lichfield

The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield. The diocese covers 4,516 km² The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England...

.

The church was built in 1864, designed by the architect

Architect

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, Vincent Cook.

The church building was originally single-celled, with a bell turret at its western end. It contains an organ chamber and vestry

Vestry

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, with a stone reredos

Reredos

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 installed in memory of the first vicar

Vicar

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, John Bramell (1871 - 1897).

A porch was built in 1981 at the southern end of the church, to replace an early predecessor. At the same time, a meeting room was built on the front of the building.

In 1993, stained glass from St James's in Derby

Derby

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 was placed in the east window.

The original vicarage, to the northeast of the church, is now a successful restaurant, aptly named The Old Vicarage. A new vicarage was built behind the church in 1985.

Vicars at St Saviour's

• John Bramell (1871 - 1897)
• TBC
• Tony Humphries (2003 - 2007)
• Preb. Mick Ellor (Now)