Inside Leek's St. Edward the Confessor Church. There is a Saxon preaching cross in the churchyard which may date back to the 600s and was used by Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops for target practice. Cannon balls were trained on the church in 1640 when it became part of a last stand by a group of Royalists. It has a agreat many hightlights. There is a tombstone which features in the Guiness Book of Records because it records the death of James Robinson, aged 438. Supposedly you can see a double sunset from one vantage point on the summer solstice, as the sun sets and reappears to set another time.

Tiered gallery.



The Ashenhurst Brass depicting the four kneeling wives of John Ashenhurst together with his ten children from 1597.
Saxon cross.
Christ and St. John the Baptist. In a part of the church called the Parlour (from 'parler', French 'to speak', where the men did business).
Four giant reversible toilet roles only £1.00, for your convenience.