Church Archives - Page 14 of 16 - South Holland Life Heritage and Crafts including Chain Bridge Forge

2. The Church Bells At St Mary’s Whaplode

The Original five Bells made by Henry Penn of Peteborough were purchased in 1718, and the Treble bell, made by J. Taylor of Loughborough, was commissioned and gifted to St. Mary's in 1933. The earlies…

1. Robert Collins Monument at St Mary’s – Whaplode

Robert Collins who had been Curate at St. Mary's between 1802- 1811, died 25th January 1812, aged 51, had this 12 feet high, stone pyramid monument, adorned with emblems of freemasonry, erected in his…

St Mary’s Church Long Sutton

A very early view of St. Marys Church from the Victorian period on a carte de visite by J. Starbuck of Long Sutton. Dated around 1870-1880 maybe? I would think the photographer would have been John Bi…

St John Church

This is a view that people will hopefully recognise, albeit this particular one is from around 150 years ago! It's a carte de visite (a small photograph on card) of St John's Church of course produced…

Dawsmere church

Not the best picture of its type but an old photographic postcard of Dawsmere Church that I thought was worth sharing. From sometime in the first half of the 1900s I would think. John Wakefield…

St Mary’s Graveyard Cleared

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St Mary’s Whaplode through time

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Whaplode Church pre 1909

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St Mary’s Whaplode – church roof being raised in 1909

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Font at St Mary’s

This is described as a creditable imitation of the original Norman font. Notably, it has a central cylinder of black stone surrounded by a hexagonal panelled and fluted stonework, together with barley…

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