St Thomas church Eccleston St Helens England....
Sep 25, 2020 14:45:12 #
......... An unusual red Brick Church
This church is well known to the people of St.Helens as it is made from substantial red brick and sits in a prominent position just outside of the Town Centre. There is some good stained glass within and the altar is an unusually carved wooden modern example. The Church was originally founded in 1839 and the building suffered badly from a fire in 1960. The Re-Build of the roof and some of the interior did a good job and you would not be able to tell that the fire had occurred. There are also some interesting wall plaques to see and the interior space looks a lot bigger on the inside.
Both Rosemarie and nyself have some family history with this church,my Great Granddfather and Great grandmother where married in this church and their Son my Granddfather and Grandmother where also married here. Mrs A's parents where also married in this church as well and Mrs A was chistened there as well.Guess what,the church is also our next door neighbour as well.Something i did'nt know until i started to do my families history.
This church is well known to the people of St.Helens as it is made from substantial red brick and sits in a prominent position just outside of the Town Centre. There is some good stained glass within and the altar is an unusually carved wooden modern example. The Church was originally founded in 1839 and the building suffered badly from a fire in 1960. The Re-Build of the roof and some of the interior did a good job and you would not be able to tell that the fire had occurred. There are also some interesting wall plaques to see and the interior space looks a lot bigger on the inside.
Both Rosemarie and nyself have some family history with this church,my Great Granddfather and Great grandmother where married in this church and their Son my Granddfather and Grandmother where also married here. Mrs A's parents where also married in this church as well and Mrs A was chistened there as well.Guess what,the church is also our next door neighbour as well.Something i did'nt know until i started to do my families history.
Sep 25, 2020 15:12:49 #
Sep 25, 2020 16:08:49 #
NMGal wrote:
The red brick gives it a warm glow. Very nice.
Thank you very much Barbara.Glad you liked them.
Sep 25, 2020 17:15:39 #
Very nice shots Jim, nice contrast between the warm colors of the church and the dark "framing" of the trees! Joe
JoeSep 25, 2020 17:31:49 #
Sep 26, 2020 02:42:14 #
weberwest wrote:
Very nice shots Jim, nice contrast between the warm colors of the church and the dark "framing" of the trees! Joe
JoeThank you very much Joe.Glad you liked them.
Sep 26, 2020 04:27:10 #
Sep 26, 2020 05:35:13 #
Sep 26, 2020 05:59:40 #
UTMike wrote:
Beautiful set, Jim!
Thank you very much Mike.Glad you liked them.
Sep 26, 2020 06:00:16 #
Sylvias wrote:
Excellent set Jim. 
Thank you very much Sylvia.Glad you liked them.
Sep 26, 2020 06:54:43 #
angler wrote:
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Great images Jim
Great to know your family history especially not having to do a search for it.
Sep 26, 2020 07:05:06 #
Doddy wrote:
Beautiful church Jim.
Thank you very much Doddy.Glad you liked them.
Sep 26, 2020 07:06:40 #
Sep 26, 2020 07:19:27 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great images Jim
Great to know your family history especially not having to do a search for it.
Great to know your family history especially not having to do a search for it.
Thank you very much Frank.Glad you liked them and it really helped me along with the family history as well
Sep 26, 2020 07:20:08 #
rlaugh wrote:
A real beauty..great shots!
Thank you very much Bob.Glad you liked them mate.
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