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Church of St Mary the Virgin

The spire of St Mary’s is one of the tallest in Enland and for over 500 years it has dominated the skyline of Shrewsbury’s old town. In 1739, showman Robert Cadman attempted to slide from it, head first, using a rope and a grooved breastplate. His engraved obituary stands outside the west door…

Church of St Mary-at-the-Quay

This Medieval church lies next to Ipswich’s regenerated quayside. It was built, or perhaps rebuilt, between 1450 and 1550. Elegant Perpendicular windows bathe the interior and its handsome arcades with light…

Church of St Michael & All Angels

St Michael’s is best seen from the road approaching the village from the south…

Church of St Michael & All Angels

This 15th-century church stands in the grounds of Thornton House, which is now a school. It contains many wonderful treasures including an outstanding brass with depictions of sixteen kneeling children and the 15th-century life-sized alabaster tomb figures of John Barton and his wife, as well as box pews, a two-decker pulpit and the squire’s pew…

Church of St Michael & All Angels

This simple, slender-towered Dartmoor church was built between 1812-14 by prisoners captured in the Napoleonic Wars with France, and the War of 1812 with the United States - they were held at Dartmoor prison…

Church of St Michael the Archangel

This amazingly decorative and extraordinary church was the creation of one man - eccentric clergyman Reverend Whitwell Elwin - a descendant of Pocahontas of Hiawatha…

Church of St Nicholas of Myra

Close to the Cotswold Way and in remote and beautiful country. up a deep narrow valley, this lovely little Norman church stands in a circular churchyard, which suggests an early and perhaps pre-Christian site…

Church of St Peter & St Paul

A snake with a protruding tongue, two fan-tailed birds and a strange animal, all Viking in character and 1,000 years old, are carved on each side of the chancel arch in this simple aisleless church…

Church of St Peter & St Paul

This charming, ancient church, dating from Saxon and Norman times, is a flint-walled gem, set amongst the trees of beautiful Albury Park above the gently running River Tilling. It is full of contrasts and surprises. Inside, you’ll find: a light, limewashed uncluttered interior with a stunning medieval wall painting of St Christopher sporting a curly red beard; interesting monuments, including a brass of John Weston who died in 1440; an odd but delightful 18th-century shingled cupola over the tower…

Church of St Peter ad Vincula

This remote and charming upland church has had a stormy history since it was built in the 12th century…