Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Studley, Warwickshire
Set in quiet countryside close to the River Arrow, Studley's church has a history dating back to the 12th century, and parts of that original building can be seen in the north wall.
The building, opened in 1873, replaced an earlier church on another site, which was no longer big enough. The building was extended 10 years later to provide an organ, choir stalls and vestry. Built of brick, it has the worship area on the upper floor, reached by a flight of six external stone steps, under a portico with a roof supported on stone pillars. There is a War Memorial plaque to the church members who fell in World War I as well as memorial plaques to prominent Methodist families from the village, including two large stone tablets at the front of the church, containing the 10 Commandments, the Lord's Prayer and a Creed.
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