A village church in East Staffordshire is preparing to develop a family trail for those wanting to know more about its history.
As part of the ongoing Heritage Lottery funded project, the team at St James' Church, in Barton under Needwood, is developing the trail and will see people use a booklet as they learn about the building.
It will take the family or individual around the church posing questions, giving facts and generally making the visitor more aware of the history and architecture of St James Church.
Now the project team is looking for 10 families willing to try out the trail.
Project manager Peter Ralley said: “It would be nice to get families from the village and also from surrounding areas. There is no charge and all we ask is that you leave us some feedback so that we can make it as good as possible.
“There are 40 questions in all, most can be answered on-site but some will ask you to find things out after the visit. There are also two additional activity sheets you can complete. You can complete the trail in your own time over one, or multiple visits.”
Anyone who would like to take part in the trial is asked to email Mr Ralley at peter@rali.org.uk or call him on 07792 075855.
John Taylor, from the village, had St James’ Church built in Barton between 1517 and 1522 and his coat of arms and civil and ecclesiastical honours are inscribed on the walls of the nave.
The church was built with stone with embattled parapets and the aisles were widened in the 19 century. It still retains its original low-pitched roofs in the nave and chancel.
Throughout the building there are several monuments to notable people from the village from years gone by, including a 1691 alabaster mural to Joseph Sanders and a marble tablet to Edmund Antrobus (1732) and his wife (1728).
