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rev_vallancey

Two pictures of Rev. Henry E. F. Vallancey (1807-88) first vicar of Sutton Church

RevHEFV

Rev. Henry E. F. Vallancey served Sutton parish for 39 years

vallancey grave

Grave of Rev. H.E.F. Vallancey first vicar of Sutton church

roberts_twins

Deguerreotype of the Roberts' twins - Rev. Henry Vallancey's illegitimate children

stanne

Engraving entitled 'St.Anne's Retreat Sutton' of the church and monastery

stannes monastery

A picture postcard of St.Anne's monastery in Sutton, St.Helens c.1910

monastery grounds

Inside St.Anne's monastery grounds in Sutton

monastery door

Main door into St.Annes Retreat monastery.

monastery_grounds

Entrance to the monastery grounds left of the church front.

convent

Close by to St.Anne's Monastery was a convent

convent across reservoir

The convent pictured across the reservoir off Gerards Lane

allsaints_sutton

A drawing of All Saints Church by architects Paley & Austin from 'The Building News' 1891

all saints

All Saints Church in Ellamsbridge Road, Sutton

stanneschurch01

A picture postacard of St.Anne's Retreat

sutton saints

Fr. Ignatius Spencer, Elizabeth Prout and Dominic Barberi

stanneschurch

The original St.Annes church had to be demolished through subsidence

StAnnes Church

A drawing of the original St.Annes church

St Annes c1920

Inside the original St.Annes church in Monastery Lane, Sutton c.1920

stanne_grotto

St.Anne's grotto made from the stone from the church steeple.

stannes03

Inside the original St.Annes church in Monastery Lane, Sutton

stnicholas_church_postcard

A picture postcard of St.Nicholas church in New Street, Sutton

st nicholas02

Inside St.Nicholas church in New Street, Sutton

st nicholas01

A picture postcard of St.Nicholas church in New Street, Sutton

st nicholas03

A picture postcard of the St.Nicholas lychgate

revcolegrove outing

St.Nicholas church outing around 1930 with Rev. W. E. Colegrove

colegrove

Grave of William Colegrove former vicar of Sutton Church

independent_methodist_chapel

Children wait outside the Independent Methodist Chapel in Herbert Street

sutton_church_lads_brigade

Sutton Church Lads Brigade pictured in 1911

rev.smith_parishhall

Rev. J.R. Smith in March 1963 working on the new St.Nicholas Parish Hall

stannes_caldy_island

St. Annes, boys, priests and teachers at the Caldy Island monestary off Tenby c.1952