Description:A postcard view of part of the interior of the former St Augustine’s Church, in later years known as The Old Chancel.
On the left under the window is a memorial for Thomas Launder, died 1670; it is a large tablet and at the foot is his corpse in a winding sheet, as if it were in a hammock.
St Augustine’s became the parish church in the late 12th century with only a nave and a chancel. In the 13th century a lady chapel was added and a tower in the 14th century. In the 19th century the church was considered too small for Rugeley’s growing population and the building was in a poor state of repair. A new St Augustine’s church was built on land opposite and dedicated in January 1823 and then the old building was partly demolished.