Talk:St Mary's Church, Southampton

A fact from St Mary's Church, Southampton appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 November 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in 1914, the sound of the bells of St. Mary's Church, Southampton inspired Douglas Furber to write the song The Bells of St. Mary's, later made famous by Bing Crosby?

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higher wall due to cholera epidemic?[edit]

As found on :https://old.reddit.com/r/pettyrevenge/comments/czrfrj/compulsory_purchase_okay_let_me_forget_some/ez3j30w/ In Southampton where I used to live, there's a church with an unusually high graveyard wall. Apparently, during a cholera epidemic, they didn't have enough room, so they stacked up the bodies, dumped soil on them and built the wall higher. St Mary's church for anyone in the area.

If there is truth to this, please document it! 24.78.190.118 (talk) 05:09, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Description of the interior of the church[edit]

Is the description of the interior of the church - and in particular the first sentence - still correct following its recent re-ordering so that it can become part of the HTB group? Photographs on the Church website suggest that the church is now oriented to what would have been its (liturgical) north side. Although the High Altar would appear still to be in position, it is difficult to see where the Nave Altar would fit in as the church is currently arranged and oriented.Ntmr (talk) 14:14, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]