St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter, England
INTRODUCTION Earlier today my wife and I visited a very ancient and fascinating church at Wroxter, in NW England. This follows from yesterday's visit to Roman Wroxeter with which the church is physically connected. KEY FACTS AND INFORMATION The site has hosted a Christian place of worship dating back well into the first millennium. The form of worship may originally been that of the Celtic Church followed by Roman Catholic (until around 1540) then Anglican (Episcopalian). However, regular services finished in 1980. The church remains well cared for, in good condition and is open to the public seemingly 24/7. Much of the building stone for the church was recycled from the ruins of Roman Wroxeter. In particular note the gate posts of the main entrance gate and also the font which are all of Roman origin. Gateposts made from Roman columns Font made from a Roman column From the Anglo-Saxon period there are two carvings embedded in the exterior wall, viz: Fragments of a limest...