Not a 100% sure , But we have two Churches in Dudley St Thomas top church and St Edmonds bottom church They where closely linked at one point , St Edmunds was knocked down during the civil wars has it held out for the Royalists , but later rebuilt , but St Edmunds is called St Edmunds the Martyr St Thomas does have a web site not sure of the address , but this does give you some history of the church Cassy Assistant Admin Black Country Potteries, and Wolverhampton Lists ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Slim" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [Black Country] Dedications - Top Church, Dudley > Hi all, > > Does anyone know why when the present Top Church was dedicated in > 1818 it was to St Thomas the Apostle but the former building, > demolished in 1815, was to St Thomas the Martyr? > > Thanks > > Bryan Slim > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.15/2003 - Release Date: 03/15/09 14:07:00