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The Church of St. Mark the Evangelist, Swindon, Wiltshire, England


The church of St. Mark the Evangelist is on the edge of the area known locally as the Railway Village.  It was built for the religious benefit of people who came to Swindon to work in the new Railway Workshop set up by Isambard K. Brunel and Sir Daniel Gooch.  These workers lived in the Railway Village which is just a short distance to the Works.  St. Marks (as it is known) has the Works on one side of it (which is now a shopping mall), and Faringdon Road Park on the other, with the housing and other work related buildings close by.

The building is highly decorated - it abounds with small stone carvings.  It is also difficult to photograph due to it being surrounded by trees. Most of these photographs were taken in early spring before the trees have grown their new leaves in order that we can see the building.

The church, boundary walls and gatepiers are Grade II listed - details of the listing can be seen at the  Historic England  website.  There is also quite a bit of information about the history behind the church too.

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War Memorial with inscription
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Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam - To the Greater Glory of God
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A.M.D.G.
August 1914 ~ November 1918
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Gargoyles
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West entrance
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Tree planted in memory of …
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… Ken & Joyce Mortimer
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Nestled in the Railway Village
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