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St. Mary's, Purton, Wiltshire, England



The Church of St. Mary's is one of only three in Britain to have both a tower and a spire, and very grand it looks too.  The current church members have managed to keep their building as a place of worship foremost, whilst acknowledging its long history; fundraising is an ongoing task involving the whole community and beyond.  It is definitely a much used and loved building.

We spent a whole day in December 2004 photographing the gravestones in the churchyard.  We took one thousand, two hundred and sixty two photographs that day - a record for us!  There were a few that were unusable, and some graves we did not photograph because they were inaccessible or not readable, but we do have the majority of them on this website.  Use the link above to take you to the alphabetical links to the 50 plus pages they are displayed on.  Alternatively use the Search Surnames link at the top and bottom of each page.

Richard Carruthers-Zurowski has spent many years researching various families of this area; his thoroughness, enthusiasm and dedication to the project is something to be admired.  Follow this link for  more information  on the Sadler and Sheppard families.  Mandy had the pleasure of meeting Richard at Purton in July 2004.

For more information about the church, visit their website at:  St. Mary Website  - this will open on their Brief Guide page, but there are plenty of other pages to read.

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Purton - photo: 1401
Photo: April 2012
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Coming from Church End
Photo: April 2012
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Photo: 1999
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: April 2012
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Millenium Arch
In memory of …
Photo: February 2004
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... Nelson Alfred Woolford
Photo: April 2012
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Photo: April 2012
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West Entrance
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Bench mark
Photo: April 2012
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Photo: February 2004
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Carvings either side of the door
Photo: April 2012
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Photo: April 2012
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These niches are above and
either side of west entrance
Photo: December 2004
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Photo: April 2012
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Purton - photo: 1162
Photo: December 2004
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West face of tower
Photo: December 2004
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Sundial
Photo: October 2005
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Photo: April 2012
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South face of tower
Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: April 2012
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Photo: April 2012
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Purton - photo: 1156
Photo: December 2004
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Gargoyle high on the tower &
sadly too high up for our zoom
lens to take good photographs
More Gargoyles
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Photo: April 2012
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: April 2012
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: April 2012
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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Purton - photo: 0001
Photo: 1999
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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The churchyard to the north
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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Approaching the Lych Gate
Photo: December 2004
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Purton - photo: 1489
Photo: April 2012
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Gate in memory of George Edward
& Agnes Booker
Photo: April 2012
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Carving on lych gate
Photo: December 2004
No: 0295     Size: 974k
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View from the lych gate
Photo: April 2012
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Photo: April 2012
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In memory of …
Photo: April 2012
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Purton - photo: 1488
… Mary & Cecil Young
Photo: April 2012
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Stone to commemorate the new Millenium
Photo: October 2000
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The same stone twelve years on
Photo: April 2012
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Photo: December 2004
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Photo: December 2004
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