The Church Pre 1904

In 1817, Edmund Wigley MP, of Shakenhurst Hall, was responsible for the building of the stone tower. It is thought that it replaced an original and partially detatched wooden tower, similar to the one still to be seen at St John the Baptist Church, Mamble.  (Church bells dating from the 15th century and 17th century would suggest the presence of some form of tower.).

Together with the west wall of the nave, little else survived the later alterations.

The earliest plan of the church we have is dated 1872 and was drawn by a local resident Joseph Smalley, whose grave you can see in the churchyard near the main footpath

One old photo shows the smaller chancel with lower roof line, fewer and smaller windows. Two photos of the interior show box pews, a musicians’ gallery, a very different ceiling and a vestry on the north side of the chancel. The font can be seen on the north side of the central aisle.