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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Lydney

From the 1940s Roman Catholics heard mass in various centres in Lydney, but in 1977 a small church was built at the north-east end of Newerne and opened as a... Read More


St Margarets Church, Welsh Bicknor

A small church close to the Wye, of which the whole of the church, including the tower, was expensively rebuilt in 1858, the architect being TH. Rushforth of London. Read More


St Mary & St Peter Church Tidenham

The large Early English (13th century) west tower has, in the past, served as a beacon for navigation in the Severn estuary. Read More


St Mary Parish Church Lydney

Founded in the mid 12th Century to serve the South part of the Forest of Dean. Part 13th, 14th and 15th Century, much restored in the 19th Century. Read More


St Mary's Church Aylburton

The original church dated from the early 14th century was built at Chapel Hill, Aylburton, and moved lower down the hill to the present site in 1855 / 6. Read More


St Michael's Church Soudley

In 1909 and 1910 the stone church of St Michaels was built west of the mission room previously used to hold services. The church was designed by W. Read More


St Paul's Church Parkend

The first churches or chapels built within the statutory Forest, including St. Paul’s at Parkend, were built with some assistance from the Crown, acting mostly through the Commissioners of Woods,... Read More


St Peter's Church Newnham

St Peter’s Church originally stood on the Nab by the river's edge. Due to erosion by the River Severn, it was replaced in the 14th century on a new site... Read More


Strip-and-at-it Colliery

The Strip-and-at-it gale was worked by John Harris from 1832. Two pumping engines were in use by 1841, and production was 11502 tons in 1856. Read More


Thatch Colliery

There was a colliery here (Thatched Pit) in 1841, owned by John Lewis. A 198 ft shaft, worked by a horse whim, was used to exploit the Coleford High Delf... Read More

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