St. Giles' Church is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. The Grade I listed church was designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Pugin was commissioned by John ...

When he tried to impose a new prayer book in St Giles’ it's said a local woman, Jenny Geddes, threw her stool at the preacher, starting a riot. The church started out in the Catholic faith.

Founded in 1124 by King David I, the church pre-dates much of the Scottish capital’s Old Town. Upon founding Holyrood Abbey, the king gave permission for houses to be built towards St Giles’, forming ...