St Mary's Church - Cardington Bed's
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Norfolk12
N 52° 07.116 W 000° 24.889
30U E 676989 N 5777381
St Marys church in Cardington has some fine architectral feature's
including the Memorials to The Whitbread family.
Waymark Code: WMF6CV
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/30/2012
Views: 1
The church of St. Mary, with the exception of the chancel, dates from 1898.
Samuel Whitbread whose memorial lies within the church is a famous name from this part of the Country . He was a brewer who made a considerable fortune with his renowned beer. Locally he has a school named after him and has made donations to Cardington church restoration . The family has a dedicated chapel inside the church.
This Church has a small section dedicated to the crew of the R101
which crashed in 1901.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1898
Age of Church building determined by?: Church website
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Church of England
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 11:00 AM
Street address of Church:
St Mary s Church
Church Lane
Cardington, Bed's United Kingdom
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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