St. Mary, Burton Bradstock, Dorset

Description

The parish church of St. Mary is an ancient building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, north porch, and an embattled central tower, containing a clock and 5 bells: the church was thoroughly restored and reseated and the south aisle entirely rebuilt in 1897, at a cost of £1,750, under the superintendence of Mr E.S. Prior, architect. The clock, formerly belonging to Christ's Hospital, Newgate street, London, was placed as a memorial to the late Queen Victoria in 1902.

Church Records

The parish register of baptisms, marriages and burials begins in 1614. The original register books are now deposited with the Dorset Archives Service, but have been digitised by Ancestry.co.uk and made available on their site (subscription required).