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Our beautiful church is known as Barnsley’s 'hidden gem' (as described by John Betjeman).

A rather unassuming village church on the outside but containing a wealth of interest and heritage within its walls, but there also lies a hidden story of murder and intrigue.

All Saints, Stechford is an impressive Gothic style church in Birmingham designed by JA Chatwin in 1898.

This church consists of a western tower, nave, apsidal chancel, south porch and vestry, the inside walls are of red brick with black brick horizontal bands.

Originally a Norman church with a wide tall chancel added in 1338 when a college here was founded by John Giffard, Canon of York.

This huge 19th century chapel was once the most popular place of worship in what was to become the city of Stoke on Trent, a federation of the six towns of the Potteries.

This stout country church proclaims its Norman origins as you approach, with its collection of five round headed east windows.

The church is built on the site of a Saxon place of worship, of which little remains, there is a priests door in the south wall with a preNorman tympanum which is probably the oldest part of the church.

In Roman times Castor was part of a large complex centred around Durobrivae, a little to the southwest at Water Newton, Castor Ware is a well known Roman product.

St Matthew’s church has an amazingly rich history and preserved records to show it.