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Photos, clergy biographies etc. For general gravestone photo and transcriptions, see the separate index in the drop down menu Graves


Ackhampstead Chapel -

It's sad history - here


All Saints

*Grave photos for this church are on the Graves name index, *

The loss of the old pre 1832 church here.

 Insults thrown at the new church's appearance here.

Tax protest against the parish Church Rates by Rev James Mountain (of the Congregational Church) here

Harvest festival in Victorian era here

Revd. Richard Hunt's opposition to slavery here

Damage during 1897 storm -here

1850s night school for agricultural labourers and youths set up by Rev Frederick Bussell of All Saints here

Biography of Rev Frederick Bussell here

Biography of Victorian parish clerk of 50 years and census taker Henry_Wildsmith_Badger

Curate Stephen Winters of Dial House here

Baptist Church / Ebenezer Chapel 

History here

Biography of William Crake who did much to establish the first chapel here


Bisham, All Saints Church

*Some grave photos for this church are on the Graves index*

Exterior photos here


Chantry Chapel (St Mary's) 

List of land formerly in chantry hands as purchased by John Seymour and left in his will proved 1567 - here

(More on the chapel will follow shortly)


Chapel of St Mary Le (or de) Moor/More, Ackhampstead - an ancient chapel destroyed - here


Congregational Church / Salem Chapel, Quoiting Square. Now Christ Church URC.

Biography Revd John Briggs here

Biography Revd George Edwards here

Biography John Gidley here

Biography of poverty campaigner Revd Andrew Mearns here

Biography Revd William Morton Mather here

Biography of tax rebel Revd James Mountain- here

Biography Revd Thomas Styles and grave photo here

Biography of Revd Frederick Tavender abstinence and educational campaigner here 

Biography of Revd William Roome & son also William here

Role in setting up British Schools in Marlow here

Information about Wane family one of whom, Isaac, was very involved with the Congregational Church and gravestone photo for them here

War dead of the congregation here

*Christchurch URC have scans of  interesting booklets about their history available on their website (under the Magazines and Resources tab) here *


General Religious History Content

Mary English, and her religious struggles with the "devil". Interesting glimpse at 1700s mindset of an ordinary person under extreme stress here

Boys Life Brigade here


Holy Trinity

*Some grave photos from this church are on the Graves index.

Early history of the church- here

Holy Trinity exterior photos here


Hurley Church, St Marys

*Some grave photos from this church are on the Graves index.

Photo exterior in modern day here


Little Marlow Church, St John the Baptist

*Some grave photos from this church are on the Graves index.

Little Marlow church exterior photo here

Will of minister Hierom (Hieron) Gregory 1675 (ejected from church in 1662 under Act of Uniformity).

Victorian Harvest Festivals here


Plymouth Brethren

Brief history here


Presbyterians

Biography of early Presbyterian minister John Gidley here.


Primitive Methodists

History of arrival in town, & the building of their chapels etc here

Harvest festival celebrations here


Salvation Army

Skeleton Army vs Salvation Army battles in Marlow here

1895 fireworks attack on SA members here

Role in Victorian Christmas celebrations here


St Peter's Roman Catholic Church

*A few grave photos from this church are on the Graves index.

Biography of Canon / Very Reverend Bernard Smith here

Early history of the church in Marlow and it's construction here

Smith family of Beaufort Cottage, prominent Marlow Catholics in the 1800s here

Will of Catholic Elizabeth Barnes, 1715 here

Exterior images here


Wesleyan / Methodist Church

Short biography of minister John Hogg and photo of his grave here

Local Wesleyans support abolition of slavery here

Quirky exhibit at Edwardian fundraising fayre here

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