Historic Churches in Staffordshire

A lovely Saxon church, rebuilt in the 19th century, stands in idyllic parkland below Ilam Hall. In the south chapel is the shrine of St Bertram, a local hermit, and a pair of Saxon crosses stand in the churchyard. The octagonal north chapel serves as a mausoleum to David Pike Watts, with a superb memorial sculpture by Sir Francis Chantrey.
Ilam, Staffordshire, England, DE6 2AZ

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Heritage Highlight: The shrine of St Bertram

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Lichfield Cathedral's three towers, the "Ladies of the Vale", preside over a beautiful, though much restored, exterior. The cathedral suffered badly during the Civil War, being alternately besieged and used to house soldiers and horses. It has also suffered from being built of sandstone, which is wonderful material for carving the statues which festoon its west front, but not so good at preserving the final effects of the mason's art.
19A The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, WS13 7LD

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Heritage Highlight: Chapter house and Lady chapel

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Set within the grounds of Patshull Hall, this 18th-century church replaced an earlier medieval church upon the site. The buildings stand in lovely parkland beside a lake.
Patshull Park, Burnhill Green, Patshull, Staffordshire, England, WV6 7HY

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St Mary's is a 12th-14th century church standing beside the site of an 8th century hermitage founded by St Bertelin (Bertram), founder of Stafford. Look for the memorial to Isaac Walton, who was baptised in the church in 1593, and a superb medieval font in Byzantine style, carved with grotesque beasts.
St Mary's Place, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, ST16 2AR

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Heritage Highlight: Unusual early medieval font

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A marvellous 11th-century church, with perhaps the finest Norman west front in England. Look for the ornately carved west doorway, a Saxon lintel, and a medieval alabaster tomb of an unknown woman.
Church Street, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, DE13 9JE

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