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This 18th century church has retained many outstanding features including a three tier pulpit; Nicholas Pevsner described it as 'Of the churches of the Early Gothic Revival this is one of the most remarkable in England'.

The earliest part of this church is its chancel, from the late 13th century.

A large Victorian building with a rose window and twin towers, similar to London’s Bloomsbury Baptist Church, with refurbished refurbished welcoming entrance spaces and hall windows with etched glass co-designed with the community.

The name Elsecar is thought to mean ‘Elsi’s marsh’. Elsi was a Saxon lord who owned land here and ‘car’ is an old word for low, swampy ground.

Open daily, this Anglo Saxon church is set in a wonderfully peaceful location and full of history with some rare features, a real gem!

Dating from the 13th and 14th centuries, the church commands a large open space surrounded by pretty Georgian houses and as befitting this large village is quite large.

The village of Barnwell has two churches, the parish church of St Andrews and the remains of All Saints.

The Abbey and grounds were given to the people of Sheffield in 1932 and there is much to see for everyone who enjoys history and the peace of the countryside.

The church was designed by Basil Spence, the architect of Coventry Cathedral, and was consecrated on the Eve of the Conversion of St Paul, January 24 1959.

We are open on the last Thursday morning of the month for coffee and a wonder around our Grade II* listed building.

When it opened its doors in 1904 it was declared to be ‘a church built by miners for the miners’.