Date:1905 - 1915 (c.)
Description:A tinted postcard view of the Church of St. Mary, Stafford from the south. The present building is a mixture of genuine medieval and the work of Sir George Gilbert Scott, who restored the church in 1841-1844 in what he imagined to be its original style. Originally the church possessed a spire, but it was blown down in 1593 during a storm, bringing with it part of the choir roof. As was common with many churches, the public used the nave of the church for their worship, while the deans and canons of the college used the chancel. With the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, this practice ceased but it was not until the 1840s that the screen dividing the two parts of the church was removed. Today the tombstones have been removed and re-laid near the boundary wall. The churchyard has been levelled and grassed over as a Garden of Remembrance, the outline of an old chapel, St. Bertelin's, traced in stone at the west end.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
James Dyche (born Stafford 1852) and his wife Harriett (nee Ward, born Abbots Bromley ...
Standing is Henry Merricks and his wife Mary Merricks (nee Voss). Sitting in front ...
Back row: Mr Dowell(?), unknown, Ronald Pitchford Pearson. Middle row: Mr Bull ...
Headstones of George Merricks and his wife Ann Merricks (nee Halden). The inscription ...
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Image courtesy of: Mrs Jeanette Harvey
Donor ref:(55/32280)
Source: Miscellaneous Collection
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