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St Mary de Castro Church c1955 St.Mary de Castro, situated as its name implies within the medieval castle, was founded by Robert de Beaumont in 1107 as a secular college, but by c1143 it had

The Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St Thomas the Martyr was founded c1200 by Robert fitz Richard (d1213).

The original house, owned by the Napier family, burnt down in 1742, and the wealthy Humphrey Sturt, who had married an heiress, inherited the estate in 1765.

The village of Hampstead Norris nestles in a shallow valley, the buildings dominated by the short broad tower of St Mary's church in the background.

The lofty-aisled Norman nave of St Mary's was extended in the 13th century.

St Mary's Church 1907 Moving north-east to the western end of the Sussex Weald, we reach the town of Horsham, which expanded greatly after the railway arrived in 1848.

The 252 ft spire of St Mary Magdalen towers over the Market Place.

This passageway, which now runs from St Mary's Street down into the car park beside the meadows, formed one of a tight network of passages and closes which provided cramped tenement accommodation in this

A view of the Archbishop of Canterbury`s official residence when Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher, who crowned the Queen, was primate.

The Church of St Mary and St John

This view, almost unchanged today, shows the 14th-century St Mary's Church overlooking the village greens.

The nave of St Mary's acted as the parish church for the town, while the large chancel was used by a secular College of Canons, responsible to the King, whose duty was to pray for members of the

St Mary's Church 1907 Moving north-east to the western end of the Sussex Weald, we reach the town of Horsham, which expanded greatly after the railway arrived in 1848.

This area of Malmesbury was once called the Sheep Fair; it is in the parish of Westport, which by the late 19th century became a civil parish of westport St Mary Within.

The principal Catholic church in Dublin, the Church of the Conception of the Virgin Mary.

Looking up towards St Mary's church.

A casualty station was set up there during the air raids on Cowes on the night of 4 and 5 May 1942.

Here we see the imposing interior of St Mary's Cathedral.

The tower and spire of St Mary's church dominates the view.

The name Eccles comes from 'ecclesia', and means 'the place of the church', so it is no surprise that its central street is called Church Street.

It became quickly clear that St Mary's Church was too small for the parish.

An atmospheric view of St Mary's south porch and tower, in 1903.

It also reveals more detail of the west front of St Mary's Church.

Seen here from beside the War Memorial, St Mary's Church stands in sharp silhouette.