Stoke St. Mary, from the south east, 1837 from a Water-Colour by J. Buckler. The church is seen here before the addition of the south aisle in 1864. The small window in the roof was apparently added to light a singers' gallery at the west end of the church. On the right is the Poor House, demolished in 1963. Source: Dennis Parsons, March 2001. The reverse of this photograph contains notes by TWM, 20th December 1975 indicating that the water-colours of the church by (1) J. Buckler (1837) South-East view; (2) S. G. Tovey, (1846) Font; (3) S. G. Tovey, (1846) North-East view; and (4) W. W. Weatley, (c.1840) South-East view, together form part of The Piggot and Brakenridge Collection at Taunton Castle, and that the negatives from which these photographs are taken belong to The University of London, Courtald Institute of Art. These four paintings can be viewed on the first line of the thumbnail gallery at the St. Mary's church gallery link at this web-site.