Places of Worship .28past .26 present.29 History of Southampton
1 places of worship (past & present)
1.1 holyrood
1.2 st. michael s church
1.3 st. mary s church
places of worship (past & present)
holyrood
holyrood church 1 of original 5 churches serving walled town. built in 1320, church destroyed enemy bombing during blitz in november 1940. in 1957 shell of church dedicated memorial sailors of merchant navy. in 2004, received funding heritage lottery fund , merchant navy association make remaining structure more stable , usable.
st. michael s church
st. michael s church thought have been commenced in 1070, building has been added many times on centuries central tower dates norman times.
st. mary s church
st. mary s church largest church in city , can trace origins first saxon settlements of 7th century.
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