All Saints Didcot

The Parish Church of All Saints is situated in the old part of Didcot, the church's nave walls date from 1160 though people have lived in the area for at least 9000 years as a large-scale archaeological dig between 2010 and 2013 produced finds from the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Iron Age and Bronze Ages.

 The church is reached though this Lychgate

Above which you can read the list of the fallen in the First World War

You go through the South churchyard to reach the church

which is unusual in that it has a shingled spire that is on the South side of the church

Going around to the north side

Looking across the North side churchyard to the church. Right the East end of the church

Looking up from the south end of the churchyard near the road

Some of the graves beside the churchyard path

Above the Commonwealth war grave of Private J.S. Clazie

The Headstones of Private W.Harris and Corporal P.Dove

They stand side by side in the South churchyard

One of the tombs in the chuchyard

Above the tombs here on the West end of the church I presume are of the same family as there are four similar tombs, the fourth is over the back. Left headstones which looked to have been uncovered in a clean up

Looking East around the North side

Brothers W.A & V.S Hughes headstone in the family plot

The headstones of H.A.Allen & F.J.Scrase

J.J.Taylor of the Royal Arm Ordnance Corps

The is the churchyard extension near the church

It is quite full now and I'm not sure if they are going to use a pot of land that is nearby the church next door to this plot

A couple of the older headstones in the chuchyard

The skull on the top just recognisable

Looking across to the church hall

Older weather worn memorials on the side of the church

Tow more on the end of the South aisle

the cherub sill recognisable

One of the memorials you can just about read the inscription on

A carving of a flower on the top of one headstone

Above a cast marker with the inscription and paint still there.

Above and left the far South of the churchyard where the graves are subsiding

A wooden marker cross and plastic flowers from Christmas

The top of the church notice board which tells you the church is also the garrison church for the Army base nearby  and the regiment badges

I will leave you with this view of All Saints.

Till next time have Good Week