The building of Charles Church started in 1640 after Charles I gave permission for another parish to be created. Construction was suspended in the Civil War and completed in 1657. It was dedicated to King Charles the Martyr in 1665. Once one of the finest post-Reformation Gothic churches in the country, Charles Church was gutted in the blitz and the ruins retained as a memorial to Plymouth's war dead.
Stood proudly in the center of a round about up from Bretoside bus station. There was a petrol station opposite it that you had to drive in and around to get to the bowsers
4th May 2012
still there now! quite amazing to see it before though, the new shopping centre is now up on the left .
10th May 2012
remember,as a child, my dad and I threading our way over the uneven ground,with bits of tombs etc stuck at crazy angles.have been interested in all things graveyard ever since.nice to see this photo of how it used to look.my dad grew up and went to school at charles,and lived in amity place.
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Stood proudly in the center of a round about up from Bretoside bus station. There was a petrol station opposite it that you had to drive in and around to get to the bowsers
4th May 2012
still there now! quite amazing to see it before though, the new shopping centre is now up on the left .
10th May 2012
remember,as a child, my dad and I threading our way over the uneven ground,with bits of tombs etc stuck at crazy angles.have been interested in all things graveyard ever since.nice to see this photo of how it used to look.my dad grew up and went to school at charles,and lived in amity place.
13th Mar 2013