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  • Connections
  • Clergy and parish office
  • Home visits
  • Baptisms & Weddings
    • Weddings
      • Suggested readings
        • 1 John 4, 7-12
        • John 5, 9-17
        • Colossians 3, 12-17
        • Mark 10, 6-9,13-16
        • Ephesians 3, 14-end
        • Song of Solomon 2, 10-13 and 8, 6-7
        • Genesis 1, 26-28
        • 1 Corinthians, 13 1-end
    • Baptisms
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    • Weekly Services
    • Messy Church
    • Easter services and events
  • Church life
    • Place of Welcome
    • Dickie Birds
    • Junior Church
    • Caring for children
    • Bellringers
      • Bell traditions
      • Nearly 600 years of bell history
    • Flower Guild
  • Pastoral Care
    • Prayer
    • Home visits
    • Funerals
  • Campaign
    • Thank You
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  • While in interregnum...
Standing for Christ at the heart of the community

​Inspired to share God's love with everyone
Father, son... 
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Remembrance commemorations remind us that some Coleshill vicars had sons in the armed services.  

Immediately left is the Rev John Pinney, and below him a son, WW1 Major General Sir Reginald Pinney.  

Below that are the Rev William Wyldbore-Smith (and some local worthies) and a son, WW2 Major General Sir Brian Wyldbore-Smith.

​Both sons had interesting war service.

Below them are the memorials to the Rev William Digby (centre) and son also Rev William.

​Another son/brother Sir Henry Digby, captain of HMS Africa,  survived the Battle of Trafalgar and is buried at Minterne Magna.
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and father-in-law

Here's the Rev J D Wingfield Digby, whose curate, the Rev John Pinney (above) married the boss's daughter. 

The Birmingham Daily Post of 29 August 1862, said "the noble old church, so beautifully restored by the Digby family was tastefully decorated by some of the ladies of Coleshill.

 "The carpeted path through the churchyard was lined by 20 school girls dressed in white who strewed flowers before the bridal procession.  There were fourteen bridesmaids.

"Among the numerous and costly presents were a beautiful timepiece from the ladies of Coleshill and a handsome walnut writing case, inkstand, envelope case, china card dish and silver pencil case, the result of schoolchildren’s contributions."
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  • Home
  • Connections
  • Clergy and parish office
  • Home visits
  • Baptisms & Weddings
    • Weddings
      • Suggested readings
        • 1 John 4, 7-12
        • John 5, 9-17
        • Colossians 3, 12-17
        • Mark 10, 6-9,13-16
        • Ephesians 3, 14-end
        • Song of Solomon 2, 10-13 and 8, 6-7
        • Genesis 1, 26-28
        • 1 Corinthians, 13 1-end
    • Baptisms
  • Services
    • Weekly Services
    • Messy Church
    • Easter services and events
  • Church life
    • Place of Welcome
    • Dickie Birds
    • Junior Church
    • Caring for children
    • Bellringers
      • Bell traditions
      • Nearly 600 years of bell history
    • Flower Guild
  • Pastoral Care
    • Prayer
    • Home visits
    • Funerals
  • Campaign
    • Thank You
  • Churches Together
  • Maxstoke Church
    • Services at Maxstoke
  • More
    • Scrapbook
    • Come on baby, light my spire
    • Fathers and sons
  • Safeguarding
  • Advent
  • While in interregnum...