The Church

HELLFIRE JACK
If you look in a quiet corner of Stafford’s Castle Church churchyard, to the East of the Church (the altar end) you will find a modest but fine gravestone inscribed to the memory of Francis Lees, who was a local hero known as Hellfire Jack. He was born in Stafford and was christened at the Collegiate Church of St Mary on 26 March 1828. His somewhat cryptic gravestone inscription hints at something of his story: “ON THE FIRST & LAST ENGINE THAT PASSED OVER BASWICH BRIDGE”
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	The Church & Churchyard
St Mary's Castle Church Castle Bank, Stafford Located on A518 Newport Road out of Stafford two kilometres west of Stafford Town Centre OS Ref: SJ905222 Civil Parish: Castlechurch, Stafford Borough See Map: Multimap.com or click on photo for route map. See also: Parish Map and History	Click on the picture for a map of where we are
	HELLFIRE JACK If you look in a quiet corner of Stafford’s Castle Church churchyard, to the East of the Church (the altar end) you will find a modest but fine gravestone inscribed to the memory of Francis Lees, who was a local hero known as Hellfire Jack. He was born in Stafford and was christened at the Collegiate Church of St Mary on 26 March 1828. His somewhat cryptic gravestone inscription hints at something of his story: “ON THE FIRST & LAST ENGINE THAT PASSED OVER BASWICH BRIDGE” Click picture left for full story
Castle Church	Main Aisle and Altar
	The Sundial is on the south side of the tower