Friends of Repton Parish Church

The letter from Mark Horton in CA 382, about the work of the Friends of Repton Parish Church, prompted us to take a closer look at this society, which Mark commended as an example of the way that funds to support the fabric and heritage of a church can be raised without placing further burdens on the congregation. The charnel mound constructed over the Viking mass grave lies due west of the church, just off the bottom of this picture. The mound constitutes a significant monument, visible from the nearby River Trent, and shows an intention to create a long-lasting legacy within the landscape. John Betjeman’s claim that ‘the old churches of England are the story of England’ is und