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Stories from the Churchyard Headstones Pt2

The Pub Landlords The Champion Robert Spence – Robert Spence 1798 – 1869 Sarah Spence 1795 – 1877 The largest memorial in the churchyard…

Stories from the Churchyard Headstones Pt1

Our military connections: William Smith 1778 – 1831 William’s Headstone, located under the holly trees on the left of the churchyard, is unusual in…

The Leicester City, County & Rutland At Risk War Memorials Project’s War Memorials from Belgrave

From the smallest village to large cities like Leicester, the men killed in both World Wars – and often other conflicts – were commemorated…
  • People of Belgrave, War memorials

ST. Peter’s Boer War memorial

Often unnoticed, the Boer War memorial in St. Peter’s is dedicated to two local men who died in the second Boer War. It commemorates …
  • Interior, Interior - stories and photos, People of Belgrave, St Peters Church, War memorials

St. Peter’s 1914 – 1918 War Memorial

The memorial records the names of 149 men of Belgrave who gave their lives for their country in the First World War. We can…
  • Interior, St Peters Church, War memorials

A Bell-Ringer Remembers

John Martin-Jones was a bell-ringer at St Peter’s and he writes; What follows are my thoughts and memories of the people mentioned on these…
  • Personal memories, St Peters Church

The Aitchison family

At the west end of St. Peter’s and visible from Church Walk is the Aitchison family plot. Unfortunately, only the right-hand Headstone of the…
  • Headstones, People of Belgrave, St Peters Church

The Rev. Richard Stephens B.A, M.A, B.D. 1785 – 1871

Richard Stephens was the vicar of St. Peter’s from 1824 until 1871. Richard was born on the 12th March and baptised on the 3rd…
  • People of Belgrave, St Peters Church, St. Peter's incumbents