Religious Buildings Archives - Page 7 of 15 - South Holland Life Heritage and Crafts including Chain Bridge Forge

15 . The Stone Coffins – No. 1 at St Mary’s Whaplode

The fine detail that can be seen on this coffin cover is that of the beautifully carved 'English Cross'- also known as 'the Tree of life'. Found originally within the church it was identified, in 2006…

6. The South Door Entrance at St Mary’s Whaplode

An outer ‘bird cage’ door gains access to the main inner South Door. Much of the surrounding framework of the doors was added to the church in Tudor times when the church was widened to incorporate bo…

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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Vicar of Whaplode and the Governors of Oakham and Uppingham School

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St Mary’s Whaplode through time

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