Inside St Mary's Church circa 1910

A Rectors Farewell

Below is the Revered George Hadow’s open letter, dated August 5th 1901, to the village, announcing that he was leaving ...
Calstone Church Coronation Celebrations

Calstone Church Coronation Celebrations

As part of our Coronation celebrations, we held a beautiful service in Calstone church on ‘Coronation Sunday’, 7th May 2023, ...
Church Restoration - Grand reopening

Church Restoration – Grand reopening

RESTORATION OF CALSTONE CHURCH The following piece describes in some detail the restoration of Calstone Church and the events surrounding ...
Farewell to Derick Eadon

Farewell to Derick Eadon

Derick Eadon died on 6th July 2023 – and it is testament to the respect and affection in which he ...
Rector, Slavery
Lucy Townsend (1781-1847)

Lucy Townsend (1781-1847)

It is amazing what you can discover online by chance whilst looking for something else.  A couple of months ago ...
Medieval Graffiti at St Mary's Church

Medieval Graffiti at St Mary’s Church

St Mary's church contains a fascinating rare collection of medieval graffiti. A study was conducted by "Wiltshire Medieval Graffiti Survey" ...
St Mary's Church
Restoration of the Royal Coat of Arms - St Mary's Church

Restoration of the Royal Coat of Arms – St Mary’s Church

In 2009 Christopher Miles, then of Calstone House, took on the project of restoring the 300 year old coat of ...
Reverend Francis Chadwick.

Reverend Francis Chadwick.

I felt very privileged to be invited to attend the funeral service of our good friend Francis, one of only ...
St Mary the Virgin Church

St Mary the Virgin Church

The following piece was written by Freda McQuie some years ago for a church pamphlet. From the list of Institutions ...