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This post is about The Church Of St. Mary The Virgin in Shrewsbury but before I start let me give you a warning about planning a 'photography trip', the church is famous for it's stained glass windows however not researching the building I wasn't aware of this and therefore didn't take any photos of them, maybe next time, so remember, if you are about to make a photographic day out to first research what's about that way you won't miss out! The Church Of St. Mary The Virgin is the largest church in Shrewsbury and has one of the tallest spires in the country, unfortunately it is now a closed church meaning that it is no longer a place of worship but is under the care of  the Churches Conservation Trust which was established to protect historic churches at risk. Dating back to the Saxon times it is Shrewsbury's only complete Medieval church and is a Grade I Listed building. St. Mary's Church does indeed have a long history, it is believed that there ha...

Situated on an elevated piece of land, overlooking both greenery and historic architecture whilst taking pride of place in Wolverhampton City Centre is St. Peter's Church and if the building looks both commanding and picturesque so it should for this has been a religious site for over 1,000 years. In Pride Of Place St. Peter's Church or using its official title St. Peter's Collegiate Church is the city's most iconic building and is of Anglican faith. In AD 985 King Aetherlred II granted land to Lady Wulfrun it is upon this land that a settlement was built, known as Wulfrun Heantune (Heantune meaning high settlement) this title developed into the name Wolverhampton. In AD 994 parts of this land were put aside for the development of a church, and so a collegiate church was built, being a colligate church meant it was free from reign under a bishop, many years later in 1480 the church became a Royal Peculiar meaning it was under direct jurisdiction of the monarch and again...