Saint Paul’s Church was opened in 1874 next to the Town Hall and the rectangular space that had the two buildings on two of its…
The Parish Church of Saint Mark is a Grade two listed building in Winshill, a suburb of Burton on Trent which lies on the South…
Christianity was introduced to Mercia, one of the Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchies, in 653 AD. A monastery was founded at its capital, Repton. Soon…
Saint Modwen’s is probably Burton’s most significant church since it occupies part of what used to be the original abbey and hence has a history…
ANGLO-SAXON CHURCH The Life of St. Modwen references an Anglo-Saxon chapel dedicated to St. Andrew on Andresey, it is possible that it was associated with…
The stained glass windows were added in 1865. They were given by the Marquis of Anglessey, Michael Thomas Bass and Henry Allsop. (Photos awaiting sunshine!)
You would be forgiven for thinking that the two above pictures are the opposite sides of Saint Modwen’s church. In fact, whilst the top one…
Saint Modwen’s Church was built between 1719 and 1728 but the church history goes back very much further. The present church stands on the site…
Saint Peter’s Church, also commonly known locally as Stapenhill Church, is featured because it has special significance, firstly because it occupies one of the earlier…
EARLY HISTORY The fact that Stapenhill church is dedicated to Saint Peter suggests that it may have foundation that preceeded the conquest since this dedication…