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Wharram Percy, Yorkshire - http://loki.stockton.edu/~ken/wharram/begin.htm
Details and plans based on archaeological evidence from the 1980s. They show the development of this church from the 10th to the 14th centuries, and its subsequent decline as the village became deserted. |
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A Thousand Years of English Churches - http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/
The Churches Conservation Trust cares for over 325 Church of England churches no longer needed for parish use. Details of churches, events, publications, all in full version or text only. |
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Ecclesiological Society - http://www.ecclsoc.org/
History of Society which was founded in 1879, events, publications, membership details. Also monthly articles and images of church features. |
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Church Plans On Line - http://www.churchplansonline.org/
An online database of the church plans of the Incorporated Church Building Society, founded in 1818 to provide funds for the building and enlargement of Anglican churches throughout England and Wales. |
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Friends of Friendless Churches - http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/
Cares for nearly 30 historic and redundant places of worship in England and Wales. Details of properties and joint membership with Ancient Monuments Society. |
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Medieval Wall Painting in the English Parish Church - http://www.paintedchurch.org/
An illustrated catalogue by Anne Marshall, Open University. Includes an introduction to the topic, bibliography, location list and access details. |
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St Martin in the Fields Church - http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.org
Official website for this famous church in Trafalgar Square, London, designed by James Gibbs, and consecrated in 1726. Brief information about the history of the building. |
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Church of England's Built Heritage - http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/builtheritage/
The official Church of England site. Organization, history, built heritage. |
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Dorset Churches - http://people.bath.ac.uk/lismd/dorset/churches/
A photograph and bibliography for each church, presented by Michael Day. |
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Church Crawler - http://ebasic.easily.co.uk/016002/00D064/
Phil Draper has listed the churches of his home city of Bristol, but likes to visit others off the beaten track too. Exterior and interior photos and much information. |
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Simon's Suffolk Churches - http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/
County-wide overview and historical background. Entries for individual churches have large, clear photographs and colourful descriptions by Simon Knott. |
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The Society for Church Archaeology - http://www.britarch.ac.uk/socchurcharchaeol/
Promotes the study of churches and other places of worship in Britain and Ireland. Aims, committee, list of contents of its journal, news and conference. |
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Parish of Penarth and Llandough - http://www.staugustineschurch.co.uk/
The official site of St Augustine's Church includes an illustrated history and restoration appeal. This fine polychromatic church was designed by the notable Victorian architect, William Butterfield. |
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London Churches - http://www.londonancestor.com/views/vc-all.htm
London Ancestor provides engravings - mainly early 19th-century - of churches in London. |
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Lancashire Churches - http://www.lancashirechurches.co.uk/
A page of good photos and useful text on each of a selection of churches within the historic boundaries of Lancashire, by Tony Boughen. |
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Southwell DAC Church History Project - http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/
Project by the Diocesan Advisory Committee to supply histories for all the churches in the Diocese of Southwell. A few are already available. |
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Tin Tabernacles - http://www.tintabernacles.com/
Information and photographs of many of the tin churches, chapels and mission halls that were built since 1870. As temporary buildings most have long disappeared, but a surprising number do still survive. |
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Round Tower Churches Society - http://www.roundtowers.org.uk/
Works for the preservation of churches with round towers, mostly found in East Anglia, and investigates their history. Council members, application to join, churches to visit, tour programme. |
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Kent Churches - http://www.kentchurches.info
Historian John Vigar's collection of old postcards, together with modern interior photographs by John Salmon of the parish churches of Kent. Includes some brief descriptions. |
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North West Kent Parish Gazetteer - http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/parindex.htm
The North West Kent Family History Society include church photographs in their coverage of parish information useful to genealogists. |
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The Historic Churches in Wales Survey - http://www.cpat.demon.co.uk/projects/longer/churches/idxall.htm
This database from the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust provides a photograph, history and description for all historic churches so far covered, accessed by list or map. |
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Churches of the Midlands - http://www.le.ac.uk/ee/pot/leics/around.html
External and internal photographs with some explanatory text by Dr David Postles of Leicester University Department of English Local History. |
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Highgate, St Augustine - http://www.saintaugustine.org.uk/
The architect of this N London church was J D Sedding, work started in 1887 but was not completed for many years. Includes photos and some history. |
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Bristol Churches - http://www.about-bristol.co.uk/chu-00.asp
Descriptions and photographs of around 15 churches in Bristol from About Bristol. |
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Derby and Derbyshire Churches - http://www.derbycity.com/derby2/churches.html
Photographs of some churches in and around Derby, some include a very brief history. |
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Churches in the Yorkshire Dales - http://www.daelnet.co.uk/features/churches/
Attractive presentation from Daelnet of 44 parish churches: a line drawing and brief history of each. |
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Church Tours - http://www.churchtours.org.uk/
Coach tours of English country churches on behalf of several charitable organisations. Tour diary, book list and related links. |
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Churchmouse - http://www.churchmousewebsite.co.uk/
Peter Fairweather's guide to ecclesiastical architecture, stained glass, church monuments and other funerary monuments such as cast-iron grave markers. |
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St Jude's Church, Hampstead, London - http://www.stjudes.org.uk/
This Grade I listed building is considered Edwin Lutyens' finest church. The official site includes a history and many photographs. |
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Essex Churches - http://www.essexchurches.info/
Exterior and interior photographs of churches in Essex with brief descriptions by John Whitworth. In some cases there are also historic images from postcards. Includes a short bibliography. |
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North Oxfordshire Church Photographs - http://www.orchard5.demon.co.uk/genphotos/north.htm
Photographs only of churches radiating out from the author's home town of Banbury and taking in some parts of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire. |
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Cheshire Churches - http://www.moston.org/churches.html
Large photographs by Bill Moston. |
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Churches of Cumbria - http://www.visitcumbria.com/church.htm
A guide to some 130 of the town and rural churches in Cumbria, with photographs and brief descriptions. From Visit Cumbria. |
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Dyfed Parishes - http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/cgn/cgnindex.htm
Photographs of churches and chapels, with information on parish registers, supplied by the Dyfed Family History Society. |
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Devon Historic Churches Trust - http://www.devonhistoricchurches.co.uk
A registered charity that assists Devon churches and chapels, of all denominations, with grants and loans for repairs, maintenance and restoration work. |
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East Anglian and Other Churches - http://www.holycross.edu/departments/visarts/projects/anglia/anglia.html
Annotated images by Sarah Stanbury and Virginia Raguin, part of a study of medieval mystic Margery Kempe. There are brief histories and bibliographies for some of the churches, particularly in Kings Lynn and Long Melford. |
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Shropshire's Nonconformist Chapels - http://www.users.waitrose.com/~coxfamily/index.html
Pictures of, and historical notes on many of the various nonconformist chapels in Shropshire, by Janice Cox. |
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The Churches of Britain and Ireland - http://www.churches-uk-ireland.org/
Steve Bulman provides thousands of photographs of churches of all types in the British Isles, with brief notes. There is also a discussion forum. |
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The Friends of Christ Church Spitalfields - http://www.christchurchspitalfields.org/
The charity leading the restoration of Nicholas Hawksmoor's masterpiece. Includes a biography, history, description and photographs and details of the restoration. |
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Churches in Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex - http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/churches/
For each church of his selection, John Owen Smith offers a photograph and verse. For some there is a history extracted from the guidebook. |
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Shropshire Historic Churches Trust - http://www.haslam16.freeserve.co.uk
Registered charity helping to preserve the rich heritage of Shropshire Churches. Information on how churches can apply for grants and how the public can help. |
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Gloucestershire Christian Heritage - http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1249
Many churches are each described in a short paragraph, and there is useful information for those wishing to visit them, from Gloucestershire County Council. |
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West Gallery Churches - http://www.westgallerychurches.com/
An illustrated directory of churches in England and Wales which preserve galleries and other pre-Victorian features. |
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Kentish Town, Saint Silas the Martyr - http://www.saintsilas.org.uk
Photos and information on this church designed for this inner London area by Ernest Shearman and consecrated in 1912. |
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Sussex Churches - http://www.sussexchurches.co.uk/
Martin Snow provides photographs, history, bibliography and two maps: one of parishes and the other showing the position of churches and monasteries. |
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Enfield, St Mary Magdalene - http://www.saintmarymagdalene.org.uk
This prominent Butterfield Church of the early 1880s is portrayed in detail using many photos along with the details of its history. There is also a page with a photograph and brief details of all churches in the Enfield Deanery. |
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Visit Northumbria's Churches - http://www.christian-heritage-northumbria.org.uk/
A vast number of churches each have basic descriptions, some photos and opening arrangements are also included in this extensive site on the Christian Heritage of Northumbria. |
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Christ Church, Eastbourne - http://www.xpeastbourne.org
Includes an illustrated guide to this Victorian church. Text taken from 'A Short Guide to Christ Church', by F. E. Ford; photographs by Andrew Leach. |
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Whittington, Worcester - http://www.whittingtonchurch.co.uk/
History of the church of St Philip and St James, particularly of its complete rebuilding in the Early English style between 1842 and 1844. |
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London Docks, St Peter - http://www.stpeterslondondocks.org.uk/
Many photos and details on this comprehensive site of St Peter London Docks, a church built in one of the poorest districts in London, and consecrated in 1866. |
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Southend-on-Sea, St Erkenwald's Church - http://www.st-erkenwalds.co.uk
John Whitworth celebrates this now demolished Edwardian church: history, newspaper articles and photographs. |
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Paisley, Scotland, Thomas Coats Memorial Church - http://www.fenet.co.uk/coats/
Part of the Paisley sky-line for a 100 years the Church is sometimes called the Baptist Cathedral of Europe. |
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Gloucestershire Parish Churches - http://www.john.wilkes.dial.pipex.com/churches.htm
Photographs of many churches, but no history. John Wilkes has included detailed charts analysing the architectural features on the top of each church's tower. |
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Bourne, Lincolnshire, and Around - http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/bourne.htm
Photographs and historical information are available for churches in the town of Bourne and many of the villages nearby. |
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Churches on the Isle of Wight - http://www.wightonline.co.uk/churches/churches.html
Guide to the churches, with illustrations and varying notes. |
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Cornish Parish Churches - http://www.caerkief.co.uk/
Internal and external photographs of all the parish churches in the county, with excerpts from the Kelly's Directory of 1893 giving their history. Also a database of photographs of stained glass in these churches. |
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Willesden Green Parish - St Andrew & St Francis - London NW10 - http://www.willesdengreenparish.org.uk/
Details are included of these two churches, St Andrew's built in 1897 by James Brooks, and St Francis built in 1933 by J Harold Gibbons. |
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St Vincent Street Church, Glasgow - http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/images_agt_stv.html
Gallery of expandable photographs from the Glasgow Guide of the eclectic church designed (1859) by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson. |
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Regents Park, London NW1, St Mark's Church - http://www.stmarksregentspark.org.uk/
Often known as the Zoo Church, St Mark's was built by Thomas Little in 1851-2. The site details changes made in 1890 and 1957, and shows pictures including many of the stained glass. |
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Images of the North East of England - http://www.ejr.ndo.co.uk
Photographs of some churches, the images are expandable and are then accompanied by a paragraph of historical information. |
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J31 Churches - http://www.j31.co.uk/parichu.htm
Photographs and brief histories of about a dozen churches between Sheffield, Rotherham and Worksop (around J31 of the M1 motorway). |
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Richard's Church Albums - http://www.rca.ukhq.co.uk/temples/
Descriptions and hundreds of photographs by Richard Derrick and others of churches in England and Wales, arranged by county. |
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Northamptonshire Church Photographs - http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/close/xbq62/nthphotos.htm
Photographs and short descriptions of some churches in the county. |
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Church Towers - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/prestbury/0003/pagek.htm
Illustrated article by Edward Wyatt in Prestbury Parish Magazine, featuring towers in Gloucestershire. |
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English Parish Church Architecture and History - http://www.epcah.org/
David Rees gives histories and images of historic churches, starting with Dorset: St Nicholas at Studland, Milton Abbas and St John's, Holdenhurst. |
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Britannia: Parish Churches - http://www.britannia.com/church/studies/
Britannia's guide to the Parish Churches of England, Wales and Scotland. Provides a great deal of historical and architectural information. |
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This is York - Churches - http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/tourism/whattosee/churches/
York has the finest set of medieval town churches in England. The Evening Press provides a guide to them and York Minster: brief histories, visitor information and some photographs. |
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Churches in Worcestershire - http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wccindex/wcc-arch/wcc-arch-research/wcc-arch-surv/wcc-arch-surv-churches.htm
Descriptions and expandable photographs from Worcester Archaeological Service, by period from Norman to the 18th century. |
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Pictures of Churches in Cornwall - http://www.cornishlight.freeserve.co.uk/church.htm
Cornish Light offers small images of a handful of churches. |
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Churches of Suffolk - http://www.le.ac.uk/ee/pot/suffolk/sufframe.html
Many photographs of a handful of splendid Suffolk churches, accompanied by some descriptions, by Dr Dave Postles. |