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The parish church of West Ham was established in 1135 and rebuilt in Early English Style in the reign of Henry II (1154-89).

A welcoming, modern Gothic church, with high ceilings and windows that create a light, spacious feeling.

Used daily for prayer and worship. Sited in the heart of this Shropshire market town adjacent to a medieval motte castle mound, there has been a church on this site since Saxon times.

The church traces its origins back to 1863 when eight residents of Blackheath asked Charles Haddon Spurgeon of the Metropolitan Tebernacle for permission to start a separate fellowship in this area.

The church stands some way from the village, isolated but not austere.

The highlight of a visit is to the Sanctuary to view the fine triptych reredos with covered cornice and panels of saints and inscriptions recording incumbents and donors.

Invited by the exterior to come.

This is one of Cornwall’s largest and architecturally most intriguing churches, retaining an open feel partly because the pews were removed altogether at one time and when replaced in the 1970s wide alleyways were left, as they would have been in medieval times, to allow for processions to pass easily.

Mentioned as early as 1077, the present church was built with funds left by Charlton House's owner Sir Adam Newton. Spencer Perceval is buried here.

The church is 13th to 15th century, with a small piece of medieval glass and notable 20th century stained glass by Theodora Salusbury.