The Church from across the village green
The Old School House from the Church gate
The Church from the gate. There was a tower on the left.
The blue plaque explains that it is no longer in use, but is being preserved.
from the rear, showing where the tower was demolished.
from the other side, the former tower now on the right.
The giant key was obtained from the house opposite.
Looking towards the altar - where William Smith married Elizabeth Hatfield in 1840.
and back to the font where they were probably both baptised
back out by the gate. On the other side is a plaque to Margaret, wife of John Smith. Could these be the John & Maria Smith in the 1841 Census? There were no other Smiths in the Preston Gubbals census, and only one other Smith grave in the churchyard - apparently George Smith and looking older than this one.
'Gubbals House' - just down the road. Marked on the 1888 map as the vicarage.