Publisher's Synopsis
A guide to the church of St Mary the Virgin, produced to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the second known incumbent, Henry Fforestar, in 1249. Illustrated photographically with more than 100 pictures, it discusses the salient features of the architecture in the form of a tour around the building. Many of the characters and stories associated with the church are featured. Also passages on the environs of the building cover the old churchyard and in particular some of the more interesting gravestones and the people who lie interred beneath them. The newer extension of the graveyard across the lane is also described and illustrated.;The early pages contain a linear plan of the building with a suggested order of sightseeing around the church. St Mary's represents a well attended and maintained church which features prominently in local affairs. Illustrated in colour throughout, this paperback souvenir has a laminated cover.
