Can you identify the following churches?

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A photograph of a church, perhaps taken in Victoria's reign, possibly either in Flintshire (maybe near Mold or Buckley), or Cumberland (perhaps in the Maryport/Dovenby/Little Broughton area). © David Knowles.

This Victorian silver box belonging to Peter Cameron has a church on the lid. Note the tower design. Can you name it?

Two from Ray Harrington-Vail. The first, now solved, is of a church porch, in a photo dated 1968. Although the caption on the photo indicates it as being Lavenham, Ray thinks it isn't. He's right. Janet Gimber has identified it as being St. Peter and St. Paul, at Clare. Link. The second, of a church interior, could perhaps be in Kent or Surrey.

Paul Way is seeking help with the location of a church in a painting. It was handed down by a relative who lived in the Hove area, but of course it may not be from that area. The artist is unknown, but it probably dates from around 1850. Close-up.

Roger Hopkins found a box of Victorian negatives, and the only clue to the whereabouts of the photos was one negative labelled "Moortown Church". Despite his searches through the numerous Moortown's in Britain and Ireland, he's been unable to identify the church. Can you help? Another one from the box is this church entrance. And lastly, an interior view. Either may or may not be of the same church.

Church interior. This photo is taken from the better of a pair of stereo photos dating from about 1860-1880. From Alan Finn's Collection.

Ian Lewis has sent in the unveiling of a war memorial. It may possibly be in Cumbria, but can you identify it?

These churches are all from Reg Dosell's Collection. Church 4 may have a Surrey postmark. These postcards offer no clues at all - 9, 10.

Some unknowns from Steve Bulman's postcard collection - 3 and 5 provide no clues. Janet Gimber has suggested that no. 5 has the appearance of Eastern European churches. It would be a real achievement if that could be confirmed, with a location!! Simon Davies has suggested an East Sussex location for no. 6. 7 was posted to an address on Anglesey, stamped (though not franked) in the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910).

Another war memorial from Ian Lewis. The gothic lettering at the lower right corner may provide a clue to someone!.

Ian has also sent in this old photo in the hope of an identification.

Lyn Thompson has asked if anyone can identify this church. She has family connections in Worcestershire, Hampshire and Wiltshire, though it needn't be in these counties of course. Although the church cannot be seen in its entirety, the sun-dial should help. Lyn thinks it may date to circa 1900.

A Sussex church, probably in the Brighton area. Can you advise Stefan Bremner-Morris where it is?

Peter Boyce would like to learn where this painting was produced. It's by R.O. Dunlop R.A. whose floruit was in the 1950's and 1960's. Painted in a rather impressionistic style, it won't be easy to place, but he lived near Chichester, and painted widely in Sussex and further afield in southern England.

The following are all from John Bowdler's Collection - 2 has lovely carved pews, 3 another interior, 5 is of a column and its superb capital, 6 another interior, 10 is perhaps a private chapel.

Richard Marriott is seeking help with the identification of a church on an old photo. Possibly in the Midlands, can you identify it?

Brad and Steph MacDonald inherited these large framed photos (1, 2) from a relative who lived in North Cornwall. They believe they are over 100 years old. Can you tell them where the church is located?

John Bowdler has some old postcards without any indications of the location. Can you place these churches? 2, 5, 6.

Unusually, we know where this building is - it's at Yeadon, West Yorkshire. Colin has made enquiries locally, and all the information he can find is that it used to be a mill. But it looks so much like a church that there may be more to it. © Colin Waters Collection (2010).

This one was always going to be very difficult, but worth the effort! Simon Aldworth had asked for help in identifying the church in some wedding photos. Although they are in a wedding album, in the family's possession, he doesn't know the people involved, who are named as "Russie and Jack", and who seem to have been married April 29th, 1933. The firm of photographers is still in existence, but they have had no luck in finding out any details either. The church is not shown clearly, but the windows may be identifiable to someone who knows the church well. Photo 1. Photo2. The next two show groups walking up the churchyard path, and standing against what appears to be the churchyard railings. The buildings opposite suggest a large town, which might tie in with the photographer who was London-based. Photo 3. Photo 4.
Simon Davies suggested the Savoy Chapel in central London. In more recent years, he explains, the churchyard has had its gravestones removed and been landscaped.
However, upon enquiring with the appropriate archive, Simon has been told that there were no weddings with those names and on those dates at the Savoy Chapel.
Perhaps you can help??

Peter Ord from British Columbia has asked for help in identifying the location where a family wedding photograph was taken. Peter says that his wife's family were from the Midlands. My guess would be that the photo was taken further east, as the walls appear to be of flintwork. In any event, the armorials around the door are distinctive, and should help.

Ian Mead has a number of glass negatives, from around 1900. Taken by a great-Uncle who lived in the Luton area. One has already been identified (see Harlington below). Can you identify the other for Ian? 2.

Another war memorial ceremony from Ian Lewis. Can you name the chapel?

Colin MacDermott has asked for help in identifying a church in a photo taken by his father in 1951. At the time he was living in Swindon, but his work took him across the south-west of England.

David Jones is trying to identify a Primitive Methodist Chapel. Above the door is a date, perhaps 1856.

Michael Selwood found a loose photo in a second hand book he bought. A church interior, can you supply the location?

Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake would like to put a name to the church in this old photo, taken by a family member in 1865. Can you help?

Recently Solved

Adare, Co. Limerick, the ruins of the Franciscan Friary. Margaret Toffolo's painting of a church was identified by Phil Draper. Link.

Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, St. Margaret. James Holdcroft had two unidentified churches in old family photographs. Both probably dating from the 1930's. Identified by Simon Davies and Bill Davison. See also Bridlington Priory below.

Bognor Regis, St. Mary Magdalene at South Bersted. My thanks to Phil Draper for the identification. Simon Davies had suggested an East Sussex location, so wasn't far off the mark. From Steve Bulman's Collection. Link1. Link2.

Bridlington, Priory Church of St. Mary. A family photo belonging to James Holdcroft, probably taken in the 1930's, and identified by Janet Gimber. Link1. Link2.

Devizes, St. James. An old unlabelled engraving from Christopher Skottowe's Collection. Simon Davies had pointed out the resemblance of the tower to St. Mary at Westwood, Wilts. But the body of the church is different - this could of course have been artistic licence. This link shows the present-day church.
Phil Draper has identified it as St. James in Devizes. The similarity of St. James' tower, and that of St. Mary in Westwood is remarkable.

Harlington, Beds., St. Mary the Virgin. Ian Mead has a number of glass negatives, from around 1900, taken by a great-Uncle who lived in the Luton area. This one was identified by Janet Gimber. Link.

Market Drayton, Shrops., St. Mary. A Victorian watercolour belonging to Geoff Upton. Phil Draper suggested St. Mary in Market Drayton. Compare with the photo here. And Janet Gimber has provided a link to a photo of the church in its surroundings - some of the buildings in the painting are still identifiable today, making the identification certain.

Morecambe, St. John the Divine on St. John's Road, from John Bowdler's Postcard Collection. Thanks to John Parker for the identification.

Cornwall, St. John at St. John. From John Bowdler's Collection, it was identified by Simon Davies.

Staunton, Gloucs., St. James. Although previously listed against Ledbury, this old postcard, from Reg Dosell's Collection, is clearly not St. Michael & All Angels. Although the card doesn't have a printed identification on it, Ledbury is hand-written on the back. Thanks to Phil Draper for the identification.

Solved

Aldeburgh Moot Hall, Suffolk. Identified by Paul Norman - thank you Paul. Julie Reading thought it might be a church on account of the apparent cross at the far end of the roof.

Alston. Ian Thirlwell had an old family photo he wanted identified. The sign next to the path says "Ladies Only", and the shop window awning has "J. Dawson", plus some other indeterminate text on it. May possibly be in Cumbria, as another photo from the same collection showed Alston church. Several correspondents came up with the same answer - it's Alston Town Hall.

Altrincham, St. Margaret's Church. This has now been identified by Martha Appleberry as St. Margaret in Altrincham, Greater Manchester (Cheshire as was). From an old postcard, Bulman Collection. Link1. Link2.

Arksey - see Sprotbrough below.

Ashburton, Devon, St. Andrew. Identified by the indefatigable Janet Gimber from an old postcard with no identification clues.

Ashton Hayes (prior to 2004, it was plain Ashton), St. John the Evangelist. This old postcard from Reg Dosell's Collection was identified by Bill Davison. Compare with the photo on this link - when did it lose the small pinnacles on the tower?

Askham, St. Peter, Cumbria. Another church from Ian Thirlwell, this one in a very pretty location, identified by Simon Edwards.

Astley Church - postmarked Manchester. From an old postcard, Bulman Collection. Thanks to Alan Nixon for his probable identification of this as St. Stephen, Astley, Greater Manchester. It was burnt down 18th June 1961, and replaced by another nearby.

Bagshot, Surrey, St. Anne, An old postcard from Reg Dosell's Collection, "Reigate" had been hand-written on the back. Thanks to Janet Gimber for discovering the real location. Link.

Baldock, St. Mary. Ian Lewis sent in a scan of an old postcard, which he thought might possibly be in Hertfordshire. I thought this one might take quite a while to identify, but both Garry Barr and Janet Gimber have advised that it is St. Mary in Baldock, which is indeed in Herts. Link (see the Picture Gallery).

Barnham Church. No postmark. A close-up of the church. From an old postcard, Bulman Collection. Thanks to Noel Walley for identifying this as St. Mary the Virgin at Barnham in West Sussex.

Barton, St. Lawrence. An old postcard without any clues, from Reg Dosell's Collection, and identified by Janet Gimber.

Belvoir: An old postcard with the unhelpful title "Distant View Of Church". A close-up. The card has "Belvoir" hand-written in pencil on the back, but no other inscriptions or postmarks. Aidan Thomson has identified this as All Saints, Knipton. This photo confirms the identification.

Bexley (Greater London). This grade II listed building was (understandably) suspected of being a church. It stands in Bexley (Greater London) and is close to the A2 at 177 TQ 472 742. © Dave Westrap. I'm grateful to Charles Amis and Janet Gimber for advising that despite it being known locally as Chapel House, it has never been a church. The spire was added to a cottage to make the view from the then new Danson House more interesting - this was in the 1770's. The view was obstructed in the 1960's when the A2 was made a dual carriageway. There's even a large stone in the garden which can be mistaken for a tombstone, but is in fact a cover for a well.

Boldre, Hants, St. John the Baptist. John Bowdler has some old postcards without any indications of the location. Phil Draper identified John's unknown no. 1.

Bolton, Christ's Church at Harwood. An old postcard, from Reg Dosell's Collection - clearly labelled "Harwood". I was unable to determine which of the numerous Harwood's it is. Thanks to Janet Gimber for the identification.

Bonchurch, Isle of Wight. A small church, not seen in its entirety. Probably from around 1932. From the Colin Waters Collection. Thanks to Bill Davison who has identified it.

Bray, Co. Wicklow. This one is clearly labelled Church of the Holy Redeemer, Bray. I thought this was probably the Bray in County Wicklow, since it has a church of the same name, though different appearance. This link says the church was given a new facade sometime in the 20th century. And Janet Gimber has confirmed that this is the correct identification.

Boughton, Northamptonshire, Hawking Tower. Jim Huling had sent in a photo of a building. He wasn't sure if it was a church, and his suspicions were confirmed by Bill Davison. It's an C18 folly in the grounds of Boughton Park. Link.

Brecon Cathedral. This sketch of a church has recently come into Bob Sendall's possession. Aidan Thompson has advised that it is Brecon Cathedral, although the artist has taken some liberties in his interpretation. Link.

Bristol, Holy Trinity at Hotwells. Another of Ian Lewis's war memorial ceremonies, this unknown was identified by Phil Draper as a ceremony on 7 Oct. 1923 showing the unveiling of the Memorial Windows, later destroyed (along with the rest of the church interior) during the blitz. The church was subsequently re-built within the same walls.

Broadstairs, "St. Peter's Church, from the Broadstairs Road" was obviously in Kent. Indeed, Colin Waters, whose collection this old (1865) engraving is in, added further that it was in the Isle of Thanet, but where exactly? Thanks to Thomas Curtis who identified it as St. Peter-in-Thanet, at Broadstairs.

Burnham-on-Sea, St. Andrew. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection, this was identified by Garry Barr, who advises that the tower leans quite noticeably.

Canwick, Lincs., All Saints. This old postcard is from Reg Dosell's Collection, and from some slight clues, was thought to  possibly be in Yorkshire. However, Janet Gimber has shown that it is of Canwick Church. This link shows some minor changes over the years.

Chudleigh, Devon, St. Martin & St. Mary. An un-posted postcard, this one provided no clues at all, and had languished in the Unknown section for several years. Janet Gimber has identified it as Chudleigh church, and provided this link to a photo taken from a similar angle. For additional proof, see Google Earth for the relationship between the church and the field walls. From Steve Bulman's Collection.

Coalville, Leics. Allegedly of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, this old postcard from Reg Dosell's Collection is in fact of Mount St. Bernard Abbey at Coalville. Thanks to Bill Davison for the identification. Link.

Cockington, Devon, St. George and St. Mary. Rescued from destruction by Ian Lewis, these three photos had no clues at all to their location. Janet Gimber has identified  1 and 3 as St. Wyllow, Lanteglos-by-Fowey, Cornwall, and 2 as Cockington.

Colliers Wood, Greater London, Christ Church: An unknown of long-standing, from an old postcard, Steve Bulman's Collection. A church with an unusual spire - and the sender has written this - "I daresay you recognize the old church, although they have omitted to print the name....". Although originally identified as St. Augustine in Dudley, it certainly wasn't that, since a photo has now been sent in, and it can be seen on the Dudley page. Thanks are due to Garry Barr for providing the final identification, and this confirmatory Link.

Colne, Lancs., St. Bartholomew. An old postcard from Steve Bulman's Collection (franked 1904) was identified by Janet Gimber.

Corseyard Farm and Dairy, near Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries & Galloway. John Bowdler had sent in some photos (1, 2) of a possible church, probably in the Dumfries & Galloway area. Even if it isn't a church, it's certainly an interesting building! Both Janet Gimber and Bill Davison have advised that it's a model dairy farm, dating from 1911-1914, and known locally as the "coo palace". Bill gives a reference in John R. Hume's book "Dumfries and Galloway - an Illustrated Architectural Guide". See also "Highlight 4" on this link.

Crayford, Kent. Standing behind the Baptist Church is this building. 177 TQ 511 748. © Dave Westrap. Janet Gimber has established that it is currently the church hall, but has further found references (1, 2) that it was an earlier Baptist Chapel.

Crosby Garrett, Cumbria. Peter Amsden's Unknown church, probably in south Cumbria or North Yorkshire has been identified by Peter Marshall as Crosby Garret in Cumbria, St. Andrew.

Deddington, Oxfordshire, St. Peter and St. Paul. Another view. Jim Huling had taken photos of a church in the 1970's, and wondered if anyone could identify it. Thanks to Brian Curtis for the identification.

Donegal Town. This distinctive Irish Church shouldn't be too hard to place. The postcard title is "St. Patrick's Church, Donegal", but is this Donegal town? The postcard is unused. Thanks to Janet Gimber for confirming that it is indeed in Donegal town. From an old postcard, Bulman Collection.

Dunterton, Devon, All Saints. Gerry Porter wanted this church in south-west England identified. Taken in 1998, it has distinctive large pinnacles, and looked to me to be in the Cornish tradition. Janet Gimber identified it, and to salve my pride, explained that it was almost on the border with Cornwall!

East Keal, Lincs., St. Helen. Identified by Janet Gimber. From Reg Dosell's old postcard collection.

Eastchurch, Kent. Michael Foot had sent in 4 sketches to see if anyone could identify where they were drawn. All were made in the 1890's by his gg-grandfather, who lived in London. Thanks go to Janet Gimber who identified this one.

Ecclesall, Sheffield, All Saints. Bill Scriven's brother has a painting of a church interior, but didn't know the location. The small window high up to the right of the chancel arch is unusual, as are the niches between to lancets just above the altar. Assuming these aren't there by artistic license they should  be helpful. Identified by Phil Draper.

Ermington, Devon, St. Peter & St. Paul. Ken Clements asked for this church to be identified. Since he wrote in, he has identified it himself, and thanks also to Bill Davison and Simon Davies who also reached the same conclusion.

Everton, Beds., St. Mary. This postcard (From Reg Dosell's Collection) is helpfully labelled "Everton Church" - but which Everton (my road atlas lists Everton's in Hampshire, Merseyside and Nottinghamshire), and which church? Garry Barr has kindly emailed to identify this church, which looks rather different to what it is on the postcard. Compare with this link. He has also advised of this link which explains that the church tower was largely destroyed by lightning in 1974. It was decided to shorten the tower when re-building.

Eydon, Northants., St. Nicholas - identified by Janet Gimber. From an old postcard, Bulman Collection.

Farmington, Gloucs. Artist Jack Schuller from New Mexico had used this church in several paintings, but couldn't remember where it was. It was taken in the late 1970's. A friend of his managed to identify it as Farmington.

Finningham, St. Bartholomew. Elizabeth bought this picture of a church, believing it to be in West Suffolk, but it proved not to be the church it was advertised as. Thanks are due to Janet Gimber for her marathon efforts - this one wasn't easy, as some of the porch details have changed since the postcard photo was taken. Link.

Fordwich, Kent. Another postcard view - a church with a distinctive spire, and possibly of flint - maybe East Anglia? Rick Williams has suggested Worth in East Sussex, and he has supplied a photo, from a different angle to the mystery church. At first glance, the spires certainly look similar. However, as pointed out by Janet Gimber, the spire is in line with the central axis of the church, and the mystery church has the spire off to one side. Another problem is with the small features just above the base of the spire in the mystery church, absent from Worth, and another possible problem is the windows just below the base of the spire, which (assuming the usual pattern), are absent from the mystery church. Any other suggestions? Thanks to John Vigar for putting this one to bed. It's St. Mary the Virgin at Fordwich in Kent. There's already another old postcard available on the Kent page, and despite the different viewpoints, it clearly is the same church.

Fosdyke, Lincs., All Saints. This marvellous old postcard (from Reg Dosell's Collection) had to be heavily processed. Showing Fosdyke Old Church, it bears some resemblance to Fosdyke Fen Church, as shown here, but quite apart from the vanished tower, other details don't match - so where is it? Janet Gimber has made a good argument for it being All Saints, Fosdyke, but a previous incarnation. She quotes Genuki which states that the church was re-built in 1871, and an old source which describes the pre-1871 building - built in 1756 (no photo unfortunately) - which seems to match the old postcard. Can any Lincolnshire expert confirm this scenario?? Thanks to Garry Barr for confirming that it is indeed All Saints as Janet suspected, and for supplying this link, which has the same photo. Garry advises that the gent in the top hat was the vicar, the Rev. Basil Beridge, who largely paid for the re-building of the church following a fire in 1871. The postcard shows the pre-1871 church.

Fotheringhay, Northants, St. Mary. Originally thought to be perhaps in the Maghull area (Lancs.), this drawing of a church once belonged to an ancestor of Ken Edwards. Aidan Thomson said that the building, and the situation on the ground with the river, bore a great similarity to Fotheringhay in Northamptonshire. Further work by Janet Gimber means that this identification is now a certainty. The drawing is thought to be about 180 years old.

Frinton, Essex, St. Mary the Virgin. A photo taken by John Bowdler some years ago, but he had no record of where it is. Thanks to Janet Gimber and Simon Davies for identifying it.

Gloucester Cathedral, a monument to Benjamin Bayliss, a city Alderman, from John Bowdler's Collection. Identified by Janet Gimber and John Parker, who both found different evidence.

Grain, Isle of Grain, Kent, St. James. An unlabelled sketch drawn by an ancestor of Michael Foot in the 1890's. It has a small text addition mentioning repairs in 1815, when the church warden was a John Smith. Simon Davies has identified it as St. James. He says it was "drawn before the awful west tower of 1904 was built. In 1815, the aisles were removed and the nave patched up with brick buttresses". I can only find one later photo showing it as it appeared in 1955.

Gretton, Gloucs., Christ Church. Robin Harrison in Canada was trying to identify this church. The text "J. Burton, Birmingham" is printed at the bottom. A rather handsome church - and thanks to Mark Turbott for identifying it.

Harlaxton, Lincs. Richard Higgins had taken a photo of St. Mary & St. Peter, but omitted to make a note of its location. Janet Gimber has identified it as Harlaxton.

Hawarden, St. Deiniol. What appears to be a grand house is St. Deiniol's Library; the church is at the right hand edge. From John Bowdler's collection, and identified by Bill Davison.

Hawes, NYorks. Robin O'Neill was looking for help in identifying the location of the graveyard in this old photo. He knows a relative is buried there, but doesn't know the exact location. It might be somewhere near Kirkby Stephen or Brough in Cumbria, but might be in the larger area of Lancashire, Cumbria or Durham. This graveyard has been identified as the Methodist Cemetery at Hawes.

Hawkshead, Cumbria. D. Smith had a photo of a church he wanted identified. Thanks to Ian Lewis for naming it as Hawkshead Church, Cumbria.

Heckington, Lincs. Another example of an incorrectly labelled postcard, Reg Dosell's old postcard clearly says Quarrington Church near Seaford. I could only find two Quarrington's, one in Durham (Quarrington Hill) and one in Lincolnshire, which is near Sleaford, not Seaford. Assuming it is this Quarrington, which church is it? According to the OS map, it only has one church, but there is already an entry for Quarrington, Lincs. on the website, and the two churches are clearly different. Janet Gimber's detective work has paid off again - she has identified it as Heckington, St. Andrew.

Heston, GLon., St. Leonard (interior view only). Thanks to Janet Gimber for the identification. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Link.

This unused postcard is titled "Forest Church, Horsham" and hand-written on the back is "Sussex". There is a Horsham in the current county of West Sussex, but also ones in Worcestershire and in Norfolk. Can you identify this church, and give it a Saint? Janet Gimber has confirmed that this is indeed the one in West Sussex, but hadn't been able to find a dedication. Thanks to Janet, and to Dan Gregory for identifying it as St. John at Doomsday Green.

Horsington, Lincs., All Saints. An old postcard from Reg Dosell's Collection. Although originally thought to be one of several Holbeach's,  Janet Gimber has shown that it is in fact of Horsington. Note the changes to the building's appearance (compare with this link), particularly the windows in the tower.

Hubberholme, NYorks. David Read is keen find a name for this church, photographed in 1971. Probably in the Yorkshire Dales, or the neighbouring areas of Cumbria, David thinks that it might possibly have an altar brought from an Oxford College. Additional photos are available on the North Yorkshire page.

Huntington (now part of York), All Saints. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection, identified by Garry Barr.

Hursley, Hants., All Saints. This postcard (from Reg Dosell's Collection) is clearly marked as Horsley Church, but I was unable to connect it to any of the several Horsley's around the country. Both Bill Davison and Janet Gimber have shown that it is of All Saints, Hursley. This link shows the church as re-built by John Keble, but the spire was removed and other changes made in 1959. A modern photo shows it looking more like the church it was before the Keble work was carried out.

Icklingham, Suffolk, St. James.  Thanks go to Rik Powell for identifying Jim Huling's photo. It was suspected to be in SE England or East Anglia, and so it proved to be. Link.

Kettering, Northants. A church with a handsome spire, but no identification clues. The indefatigable Janet Gimber has identified this church as St. Peter & St. Paul, Kettering. From Steve Bulman's Collection.

Jeff Holmes had been looking for help in identifying a church from un-labelled photos of 25 years or so ago (photos © Jim Huling). He managed to solve this one himself - it's St. Andrew at Kimbolton, in Cambridgeshire. Link.

Lanteglos-by-Fowey, Cornwall, St. Wyllow. Rescued from destruction by Ian Lewis, these three photos had no clues at all to their location. Janet Gimber has identified  1 and 3 as St. Wyllow, and 2 as Cockington, Devon.

Leigh, Wesleyan Church. This old postcard is unused, so there is no indication of which of the several Leighs this might be. From an old postcard, Bulman Collection.  Thanks to Alan Nixon again for identifying this as the now demolished King Street Methodist Church in Leigh, Greater Manchester. The site was re-used for the Kingsleigh Methodist Church.

Leigh Delamere, Wilts. Thanks to Michael Royalton-Kisch has identifying this church as St. Margaret at Leigh Delamere in Wiltshire. Original entry read as follows - "This old church postcard had nothing to indicate the name of the church, but someone has written on the back "This is our church St. Margaret". Unfortunately it was never posted. Can you place St. Margaret?"

Lenham, Kent, St. Mary. John Bowdler has some old postcards without any indications of the location. Simon Davies has identified no. 4. He advises that a very similar photo appears in the West Kent & Weald edition of Pevsner. He further advises that the barn has since been demolished.

Little Stanmore. This old postcard is of Whitchurch, but which one? Janet Gimber has located this church at Little Stanmore, Greater London - the church is St. Lawrence Whitchurch.

Llandaff Cathedral, severely damaged following a fire caused by bombing. This photo shows Canadian Gary Martin's grandfather, who was stationed in England for five years during WWII, and later spent a little time on the continent after D-Day. Thanks to Tim Hollinghurst for identifying it.

Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, St. Stephen. Previously in the "Unknown section, this old postcard from Reg Dosell's Collection was identified by Janet Gimber and Garry Barr.

Long Ashton, Somerset, All Saints, on Church Lane. From an old postcard (labelled Ashton Church) in Steve Bulman's Collection, identified by Janet Gimber and Tony Preston.

Lower Darwen, Lancs. An old postcard of Blackamoor Church. Janet Gimber has located a Blackamoor being part of Blackburn. Such limited information we've been able to find suggests that this is St. James, Lower Darwen, which was demolished in 1969. My appreciation to Pauline Hodkinson for confirming these details, and also for sending in the date of its consecration - 15 March 1829.

Lutton, St. Peter. Thanks to Nigel Brooks for identifying this as the Northamptonshire Lutton.

Maesteg, St. David. Thanks to Janet Gimber for positively identifying this church as being in Maesteg, on Talbot St. However, she was less than 100% certain of the dedication, and it was tentatively identified as St. David.
One-time resident Geoff Thomas has confirmed that the church is St. David, and the large building to the right is the former Miner's Institute. He has also advised that the Maesteg Council web-site has an identical photo, and dates it to 1880. Heavily processed to produce a reasonable image, this postcard was posted in 1905. From the Bulman Collection.

Meerbrook, Staffs., St. Matthew. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection, this was identified by Bill Davison, despite the misleading "Sturton" written on the back.

Minster (Sheppey), Kent, the Minster Church. Michael Foot had sent in 4 sketches to see if anyone could identify where they were drawn. All were made in the 1890's by his gg-grandfather, who lived in London. Thanks go to Janet Gimber and Bill Davison who identified this one. Aided by this initial clue, Michael identified this one himself. It is the gatehouse for the same abbey.

Mytton Church, Lancs. Janet Gimber has identified this church as All Hallows, Mitton, Lancashire. Thank you Janet! From an old postcard, Bulman Collection. Link.

Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire, St. Mary. A postcard view of a church and graveyard, idetified by Bryan McCahey. Link1. Link2.

Orcheston, Wilts, St. Mary. Janet Gimber identified this church from Reg Dosell's postcard collection. Link.

Oughtershaw, NYorks. Thought to possibly be a church (undoubtedly looking like one), Bill McKenzie took this photo in "Upper Wharfedale" in NYorks. Bill Davison has advised that it's not a church, but a school, reputedly designed by John Ruskin. SD 870 815.

Over, Cheshire, St. Chad. Mike Dodd has an old family photograph of a church which he thought might be in Cheshire, possibly near Winsford. Aidan Thomson thinks that this is probably St. Chad at Over, near Winsford. This photo is indeed very similar, and I think this identification is almost certainly correct. Nigel Brooks has confirmed that it is indeed St. Chad, and provided this link.

Oxford. Brian Curtis (thanks Brian) has identified the building on this old postcard, which had to be rather heavily processed to obtain a reasonable image. It's not a church, but the tower of Magdalen College in Oxford, from St. John's quad.

Pembroke, St. Michael and All Angels. From Reg Dosell's Collection, this postcard is by a Pembroke photographer, and was identified by Janet Gimber, She advises that it was largely re-built in 1835 and again in 1887. It seems likely that the postcard photograph was taken before 1887. Link1. Link2.

Penmon Priory, Anglesey - an ancient cross, from an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection, and identified by Janet Gimber.

Pennington Church - but which one of the several candidates? From an old postcard, Bulman Collection.
Although previously identified as the Pennington near Leigh in Greater Manchester, Andrew Ross has subsequently pointed out the similarity of construction to St. Mark's at Pennington near Lymington in Hampshire. Although taken from a different angle, I'm convinced that this identification is correct.

Pirton, Herts. An old postcard showing Great Offley church (Reg Dosell's collection) has been shown by Janet Gimber to be of Pirton, St. Mary the Virgin.

Reydon, Suffolk. This old postcard from Geoff Watt's Collection is allegedly of Raydon Church. However, I've been to Raydon Church in Suffolk (photo on the website), and it looks nothing like the postcard, nor could I find another Raydon. Doubting my own sanity for a moment, I did manage to find photos on the wider web, which confirm that I had indeed been to Raydon (relief!!), so this appears to be another example of a wrongly named postcard. But where is it?? Janet Gimber has identified it as a small typo - in fact it's Reydon Church, also in Suffolk. Thank you Janet!

Ringstead(?) Church. The text on the postcard isn't clear, but Ringstead is probably right. As above, of the several candidates, which one is it? The postmark offers no help as it is unreadable. Many thanks to James Fielding for confirming that this is the Ringstead in Norfolk. The church is therefore St. Andrew. From an old postcard, Bulman Collection. Link.

Romsey Abbey, Hants. John Bowdler has some old postcards without any indications of the location. Phil Draper has identified no. 7.

St. Germans, Cornwall. Where is St. German's church? The only clue is that the postcard was posted, possibly from Horsham, to an address in Petersfield. This distinctive church shouldn't be too difficult to place. Janet Gimber has pointed out that it's St. Germanus' church in St. Germans in Cornwall. From an old postcard (franked 1907), Bulman Collection.

St. Margaret at Cliffe, St. Margaret of Antioch, Kent. The postcard was written from Cragg End in 1907, and perhaps posted from Oakworth (the frank is unclear). There is an Oakworth in West Yorkshire. In fact this church is St. Margaret of Antioch at St. Margaret's at Cliffe, in Kent. Thanks to Michael Bourne for identifying it. From an old postcard, Bulman Collection. Another view, from John Bowdler's collection, and identified by Janet Gimber. Link.

Shellingford, Oxon., St. Faith. Labelled as Stamford in the Vale, both Janet Gimber and Garry Barr has identified this old postcard from Reg Dosell's Collection. Link.

Shildon, St. John, County Durham. This old postcard (posted in 1908), is from Andrew McGarrigle's Collection. The building to the right of the church has a sign reading "York City and County Banking Ltd." There were no other clues, but Tony Preston advised that the YCCB ultimately became the property of the HSBC bank, and he put me in touch with Sara Kinsey, archivist at the HSBC. She identified it as Shildon, which allowed me to find the appended link, which named the church as St. John. My thanks to Tony and Sara for their help! Link.

Shirley Church. From the postmark (Birmingham), this is probably the Shirley neat Solihull, but can you identify it?
This has been identified (thanks to John Clements) as St. James the Great. There are some small differences between the postcard and the photo on the church website (see the tower pinnacles, for example), but there are enough similarities to make the identification certain. From an old postcard, Bulman Collection.

Shoreham, Kent, the porch of St. Peter and St. Paul - an excellent identification by Simon Davies.

Sprotborough. Although this old postcard (from Kevin Gordon's Collection) is clearly marked "Arksey Church", it bears no similarity to Arksey church in South Yorkshire, and neither he nor I could find another Arksey. That indefatigueable detective Janet Gimber has identified the church as Sprotbrough in South Yorkshire, so this is a faulty postcard.

Stoke Poges, Bucks. Christopher Skottowe has an old postcard of a church, which he thought was perhaps in Hampshire (from the use of flint facings). It has no textual clues at all. Thanks to Bill Davison for the identification of Stoke Poges.

Sutton, Surrey, St. Nicholas. Labelled only as Sutton Parish Church, I (wrongly) thought this postcard (from Reg Dosell's Collection) would be fairly easy to identify. Initially "solved" as Boldmere Church (which admittedly looks very similar), thanks are due to Pete Knight for finally unravelling this mystery.

Temple Balsall, West Midlands, St. Mary. John Bowdler had some old postcards without any indications of the location, and 3 has been identified by Bill Davison and Phil Draper.

Thurlestone, Devon. Tanya Rundle wanted help in identifying this church, which she thought was probably in the Salcombe (Devon) area. She was right, as Janet Gimber has identified it as Thurlestone, Devon, All Saints.

Tur Langton, St. Andrew. An old postcard from Reg Dosell's Collection had no clues to its identity. Thanks to Janet Gimber for naming it!!

Stoke Church. There are dozens of places either called Stoke, or Stoke something. Which is this one? Janet Gimber has placed this church at Stoke in Devon, St. Nectan. From an old postcard, Bulman Collection. Link1. Link2.

The postcard of Stebbings Church had been on the website for rather a long time, listed under Stebbing, Essex. The Rev. Tim Goodbody, of Stebbing, has been in touch to say that this isn't his church. I listed it under Stebbing rather than Stebbings because I couldn't find any trace of a Stebbings place-name in the UK, and under Essex, because I could find only one Stebbing. We have Sue Hedger to thank for solving this mystery - it is in fact Stubbings, in Berkshire (St. James the Less). Sue says she isn't aware of a name change, so the error has to be lain at the door of the postcard manufacturer for getting it wrong! From an old postcard, Bulman Collection. Link1. Link2 (See photos under "Remembrance Sunday").

Weobley, Herefordshire, St. Peter and St. Paul. A photo from Bill McKenzie, who had omitted to record where he took it (and we've all done it!). Thanks to Bill Davison for identifying it.

Westham, East Sussex, St. Mary. Nick Benning had asked for help in identifying a village scene from the family album. The church is only partially seen, but it is fairly distinctive - note the massive diagonal  buttresses on the squat tower. Thanks again to Janet Gimber for her identification.

This postcard is of St. Mary's church, Wilby, but which Wilby? The design of the church looks fairly distinctive. ACNY lists 3 Wilby's - Norfolk, Suffolk, and another which must be Northamptonshire. Norfolk can be discounted, but the other two are both listed as St. Mary. From a postcard in Reg Dosell's collection. My appreciation to Janet Gimber for positively identifying this as the Northants Wilby.

Winterbourne, Gloucs. Susan Sinclair believed it was in the Frampton Cotterell area. Janet Gimber has identified it as the Ebenezer Chapel at Winterbourne, on York Gardens and Court Road (just a mile or two from Frampton Cotterell). Janet advises that it is in a parlous condition. © Susan Sinclair.

Wych Cross, East Sussex. At first glance this church looks a bit like Whippingham on the Isle of Wight, but it isn't. Diana Bond had asked for help in identifying it. Paul Smith has advised that Wych Cross Church, which was dedicated to St. Richard de Wych, although never consecrated, was built in 1866 and demolished in 1975.