My Lancashire - My accounts of the local area

The Most Blitzed Village in the Preston District I recently visited the Old Church of All Saints in Becconsall, which is now in West Lancashire, but used to be in the Preston Rural District.  I had gone there to take some photographs to upload to the Historic England Missing Pieces Project on their website.  The building is listed on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE).  The Old Church in Becconsall is listed on the National Heritage List for England   Whilst the church was on my list, the main reason for visiting the Old Church was to have a look at the gravestones. A trip like this would normally be to perhaps look at the graves of specific people with historical interest.  However, on this occasion, it was to examine the condition of the gravestones in the north west corner of the graveyard and explore their history.   Bomb damage to a number of the gravestones at the church Bomb damage to a number of the gravestones at the church Whilst r...