A beautiful hand-tinted image (from a Phoenix Series postcard) of St. Peter’s Church in Brotton. This was the third church to stand on this site. ’British History On-line’ states: ”The chapel was rebuilt in 1778 and is now used as a mortuary chapel. It is a plain rectangular stone edifice, measuring internally 67 ft. by 25 ft., with a tower 6 ft. square at the west end. It is lighted at the east end by a large round-headed window and by three similar but narrower windows on each side.” We are told by Norm Dobbs: ”My grandfather was born in Brotton, Yorkshire, England and came to this country when he was a small boy. I have a shaving mug with the picture of this church with the name ’Brotton Old Church’.”
Image courtesy of Kim Whaley and Julie Riddiough, with thanks to Norm Dobbs for that insight.
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