Note that while all of the images below are directly linked from the appropriate parish page, they are listed together here for convenience of those searching for particular images. Please respect the Conditions of Use

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Abbots Bromley - Postcard of St Nicholas Church, c1905 Acton Trussell - Photograph of St James Church, 2001 Ashley - Postcard of St John the Baptist Church, c1920

B

Baswich - Postcard of Holy Trinity Church, c1910 Bilston - Photograph of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 2002 Bilston - Photograph of St Leonard's Church (1), 2002 Bilston - Photograph of St Leonard's Church (2), 2002 Bilston - Photograph of St Leonard's Church (3), 2002 Bilston - Photograph of St Mary's Church, 2002 Bloxwich - Photograph of All Saints Church (1), 2003 Bloxwich - Photograph of All Saints Church (2), 2003 Blymhill - Photograph of St Mary's Church, 2002 Bradley (Bradeley) - Photograph of St Mary & All Saints Church (1), 2002 Bradley (Bradeley) - Photograph of St Mary & All Saints Church (2), 2002 Brewood - Postcard of St Mary Roman Catholic Church, c1940 Brierley Hill- Postcard of St Michael's Church (Interior view), c1950 Burslem - Engraving of St Paul's Church, pre-1843 Burton-upon-Trent - Postcard of All Saints Church, c1905 Burton-upon-Trent - Postcard of St Paul's Church, c1905 Burton-upon-Trent - Postcard of St Paul's Church South Transept, c1919 Butterton - Photograph of St Bartholomew's Church (1), 2003 Butterton - Photograph of St Bartholomew's Church (2), 2003 Butterton - Photograph of St Bartholomew's Church (3), 2003

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Cheadle - Photograph of St Giles (C of E) Church (1), 2003 Cheadle - Photograph of St Giles (C of E) Church (2), 2003 Cheadle - Photograph of St Giles (C of E) Church (3), 2003 Cheadle - Photograph of St Giles (Roman Catholic) Church (1), 2003 Cheadle - Photograph of St Giles (Roman Catholic) Church (2), 2003 Cheadle - Photograph of St Giles (Roman Catholic) Church (3), 2003 Chebsey - Postcard of All Saints Church, c1903 Chorlton - Postcard of St Lawrence Church, c1905 Church Eaton - Photograph of St Editha's Church (1), 2002 Church Eaton - Photograph of St Editha's Church (2), 2002 Church Eaton - Photograph of St Editha's Church (3), 2002 Codsall - Photograph of St Nicholas Church, Codsall, 2003 Codsall - Photograph of the Interior of St Nicholas Church, Codsall, 2003 Codsall - Photograph of the Wrottesley Tomb, St Nicholas Church, Codsall, 2003 Codsall - Postcard of St Nicholas Church, Codsall, c1905 Coppenhall - Photograph of St Lawrence Church, 2002 Coseley - Photograph of Christ Church, Coseley, 2003

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D

Darlaston - Postcard of Slater Street Primitive Methodist Chapel, c1935 Darlaston - Postcard of All Saints Church, 1903 Darlaston - Postcard of All Saints Church (interior), 1903 Darlaston - Postcard of All Saints Church (altar), 1903 Darlaston - Photograph of St Lawrence Church, 1998 Darlaston - Postcard of St Lawrence Church, c1912 Darlaston - Postcard of St Lawrence Church (interior), c1912 Dilhorne - Photograph of All Saints Church (1), 2003 Dilhorne - Photograph of All Saints Church (2), 2003 Dilhorne - Photograph of All Saints Church (3), 2003 Dunston - Photograph of St Leonard's Church (1), 2002 Dunston - Photograph of St Leonard's Church (2), 2002

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E

Ellastone - Photograph of St Peter's Church (1), 2003 Ellastone - Photograph of St Peter's Church (2), 2003 Ellenhall - Postcard of St Mary's Church, c1903 Enville - Postcard of St Mary's Church, c1902

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G

Gnosall - Photograph of St Lawrence Church (1), 2002 Gnosall - Photograph of St Lawrence Church (2), 2002 Gratwich - Photograph of St Mary's Church, 2002 Great Wyrley - Photograph of St Mark's Church (1), 2002 Great Wyrley - Photograph of St Mark's Church (2), 2002 Grindon - Photograph of All Saints Church (1), 2003 Grindon - Photograph of All Saints Church (2), 2003

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H

Hamstall Ridware - Photograph of St Michael's Church (1), 2002 Hamstall Ridware - Photograph of St Michael's Church (2), 2002 Hamstall Ridware - Photograph of St Michael's Church (3), 2002 Haughton - Photograph of St Giles Church (1), 2002 Haughton - Photograph of St Giles Church (2), 2002 Hednesford - Postcard of St Peter's Church, c1903 Himley - Postcard of St Michael's Church, c1903

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I

Ipstones - Photograph of St Leonard's Church (1), 2003 Ipstones - Photograph of St Leonard's Church (2), 2003 Ipstones - Photograph of St Leonard's Church (3), 2003

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K

Kingstone - Photograph of St John's Church, 2002 Kingswinford - Postcard of St Mary's Church, c1904 Kinver - Postcard of St Peter's Church, c1903

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L

Lapley - Photograph of All Saints Church (1), 2002 Lapley - Photograph of All Saints Church (2), 2002 Lapley - Photograph of All Saints Church (3), 2002 Leek - Postcard of All Saints Church, c1903 Lichfield - Postcard of St Chad's Church, c1910

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M

Mavesyn Ridware - Photograph of St Nicholas Church (1), 2002 Mavesyn Ridware - Photograph of St Nicholas Church (2), 2002 Meerbrook - Postcard of St Matthew's Church, c1905 Mucklestone- Postcard of St Mary's Church (Interior view), c1903

N

Newcastle - Postcard of St Giles Church, c1905

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O

Onecote - Photograph of St Luke's Church (1), 2003 Onecote - Photograph of St Luke's Church (2), 2003

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P

Penkridge - Photograph of St Michael's Church (1), 2002 Penkridge - Photograph of St Michael's Church (2), 2002 Penkridge - Photograph of St Michael's Church (3), 2002 Penkridge - Photograph of St Michael's Church (4), 2002 Penkridge - Postcard of St Michael's Church, c1905 Penkridge - Postcard of St Michael's Church (interior view), c1905 Pipe Ridware - Photograph of St James Church (1), 2002 Pipe Ridware - Photograph of St James Church (2), 2002

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R

Rocester - Postcard of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, c1905 Rowley Regis - Postcard of St Giles Church, c1925 Rushall - Postcard of St Michael's Church, c1919

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S

Sedgley - Photograph of All Saints Church, 2002 Sedgley - Postcard of St Chad's Roman Catholic Church, c1910 Shenstone - Postcard of St John's Church, c1905 Smethwick - Postcard of Holy Trinity Church, c1910 Smethwick - Postcard of Old Church, c1915 Smethwick - Postcard of St Matthew's Church, c1912 Stafford - Postcard of St Austin Roman Catholic Church, c1905 Standon - Postcard of All Saints Church, c1903 Stone - Photograph of Christ Church, 2003 Stone - Postcard of the Congregational Chapel, c1930 Stowe - Photograph of St John's Church (1), 2002 Stowe - Photograph of St John's Church (2), 2002 Stretton - Photograph of St John's Church, 2002

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T

Trysull - Postcard of All Saints Church, c1911

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U

Uttoxeter - Photograph of St Mary's Church (1), 2002 Uttoxeter - Photograph of St Mary's Church (2), 2002

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W

Walsall - Postcard of St Andrew's Church, c1910 Walsall - Postcard of St George's Church, c1910 Walsall - Postcard of St John's Church (font), c1928 Walsall - Postcard of St Mary's RC Church (exterior), c1910 Walsall - Postcard of St Mary's RC Church (interior), c1910 Walsall - Photograph of St Matthew's Church (1), c1960 Walsall - Photograph of St Matthew's Church (2), 2003 Walsall - Photograph of St Matthew's Church (3), 2003 Walsall - Photograph of St Matthew's Church (4), 2003 Walsall - Photograph of St Peter's Church (1), 2003 Walsall - Photograph of St Peter's Church (2), 2003 Walsall - Postcard of St Peter's Church (interior), c1909 Walsall - Photograph of United Reformed Church (formerly Presbyterian), Hatherton Road, 2003 Walsall - Postcard of Wednesbury Road Congregational Church, c1908 Wednesbury - Engraving of St Bartholomew's Church (exterior), pre-1827 Wednesbury - Engraving of St Bartholomew's Church (interior), pre-1827 Wednesbury - Postcard of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church (interior), c1910 Wednesfield - Photograph of St Thomas Church (1), 2003 Wednesfield - Photograph of St Thomas Church (2), 2003 Wednesfield - Photograph of St Thomas Church (3), 2003 West Bromwich - Postcard of All Saints Church, c1905 Weston-upon-Trent - Photograph of St Andrew's Church (1), 2002 Weston-upon-Trent - Photograph of St Andrew's Church (2), 2002 Wetton - Photograph of St Mary's Church, 2003 Wheaton Aston - Photograph of St Mary's Church (1), 2002 Wheaton Aston - Photograph of St Mary's Church (2), 2002 Willenhall - Photograph of St Anne's Church (1), May 2003 Willenhall - Photograph of St Anne's Church (2), May 2003 Willenhall - Postcard of St Giles Church, c1920 Willenhall - Oil Painting of St Giles Church, c1962 Willenhall - Oil Painting of St Giles Church, pre-1867 Willenhall - Postcard of St Giles Church (Chancel), c1938 Willenhall - Photograph of St Giles Church (1), May 2003 Willenhall - Photograph of St Giles Church (2), May 2003 Willenhall - Postcard of St Stephen's Church, c1910 Willenhall - Postcard of St Stephen's Church (interior), c1905 Willenhall - Photograph of Providence Baptist Chapel, New Road (1), May 2003 Willenhall - Photograph of Providence Baptist Chapel, New Road (2), May 2003 Willenhall - Photograph of Trinity Methodist Church, Union Street Chapel (1) December 2003 Willenhall - Photograph of Trinity Methodist Church, Union Street Chapel (2) December 2003 Willenhall - Photograph of Little London Baptist Church, December 2003 Willenhall - Photograph of Upper Lichfield Street Baptist Chapel, December 2003 Wolverhampton - Photograph of St John's Church, 2003 Wolverhampton - Postcard of St Jude's Church, c1912. Wolverhampton - Photograph of St Mark's Church (1), 2003 Wolverhampton - Photograph of St Mark's Church (2), 2003 Wolverhampton - Postcard of St Peter's Church, undated.

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UK and Ireland: Church History

• The GENUKI church database is being developed to help provide information about places of worship and burial grounds.
• Steve Bulman's "The Churches of Britain and Ireland" photograph collection
• Geograph British Isles - contains many church photographs amongst its ever-growing collection.
• A listing of the various County Online Parish Clerk schemes.

• Baptist Church:
  • The General Baptists and Particular Baptists came together in 1891 to form the Baptist Union of Great Britain.  Their Baptist Handbook of 1896 is available free from Internet Archive and contains, among other things, lists of officers, member churches, ministers and personal members.
  • Strict Baptist Historical Society has an online Pastor & Chapels database, library catalogue and a brief history of the church.
  • Regents Park College - Centre for Baptist History and Heritage. 
  • Baptist Historical Society - England and Wales.
• Church of England (C of E):
  • The Church of England was a key secular (as well as religious) institution until the Victorian period.  As part of local government, it was responsible for poor relief, running local charities, and even local roads and law enforcement.  As a result, the 'parish chest' contains a lot more than just the registers of christenings, marriages and burials.  Their registers also often contain records of adherents to other (non-C of E ) religions.
  • A Church Near You - a church search facility that in many cases gives maps with current Church of England parish boundaries.
  • Church of England Record Centre - "collections held at Lambeth Palace Library".
  • The Churches Conservation Trust  (formerly the Redundant Churches Fund) protects historic churches that have been made redundant but not sold off by the C of E.
  • Clergy of the Church of England - "a relational database documenting the careers of all Church of England clergymen between 1540 and 1835".
  • The Incorporated Church Building Society's archive includes over 15,000 files relating to applications by parishes for grants from the Society 1818 to 1982. Their online database lists the archive contents and provides links to online copies of plans and drawings of many of the C of E churches.  The society is now part of the National Churches Trust.  
• Congregational Church
  • Initially known as Independents, most Congregational congregations joined the Presbyterians and other denominations to form the United Reform Church in 1972 - see Wikipedia.
• Gospel Hall 
  • List of present Gospel Hall churches
• Jews - see Jewish Records
• Lutheran
  • A History of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain (archived copy) from the Trinity Lutheran Congregation website.
• Methodist Church
  • The Primitive Methodist church was an early 19th century (1807) secession from the Wesleyan Methodist church and was particularly successful in evangelising agricultural and industrial communities at open air meetings. In 1932, the Primitive, Wesleyan and the United Methodists joined together to form the Methodist Church in Britain. Their website provides a brief history of Methodism and advice on research.
  • The Methodist Church provides a list of Other Methodist websites.
  • The University of Manchester's Methodist Archives and Research Centre provides a Guide to Methodist Resources at the University of Manchester (archived copy) and an Index of Methodist Ministers and Probationers who have Died in the Work.
  • Dwight Radford's Index to Methodist Ministers (1819-1968).
  • The Wesley Historical Society offer a guide to help you search for Methodist family records and the Dictionary of Methodism which includes, among other things, brief biographical information.
  • My Methodist History, My Primitive Methodist Ancestors and My Wesleyan Methodist Ancestors are user-contributed sites to share information and research about Methodism, including some Berkshire chapels.  
  • Englesea Brook Museum of Primitive Methodism. 
  • Methodist Heritage aims to preserve historic Methodist sites and archives; their free handbook lists over 120 sites, including chapels, libraries, archives and museums.
  • The Origin and History of the Primitive Methodist Church, H. B Kendall - Vol 1 and Vol 2 are available free from eBooks.
• Presbyterian Church
  • In 1972, the Presbyterian Church joined the Congregationalists (see above) and others to form the United Reform Church. They were influenced by Calvinism which rejected bishops and believed that the church should be governed by their ministers and members.
• Roman Catholic Church
  • The TNA have a guide to researching Catholics.  
  • Brief timeline (archived copy) of the Catholic Church in England (later the UK) from the break with Rome in 1534 until emancipation in 1829.
  • Catholic Family History Society.
  • The Catholic History Website is a partnership of societies and individuals with an interest in Catholic history in the British Isles since the Reformation.
  • Catholic National Library (archived copy).
  • Archive of the Tablet - the Catholic News Weekly, founded 1840.
• Unitarians
  • Unitarian Historical Society include an online index to obituaries of Unitarian ministers, 1800-2004, and bibliography of Unitarian congregations since 1800.