history of St Mary on the Hill

Parish Priests of
St Mary's

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Fr Bromfield celebrating 50 years as a Priest and 32 years at St Marys

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The old Presbytery

Celebrating the Queen's Coronation in 1953 in St Mary's Church Hall

Fr. Michael O'Meara

St Mary's Convent

Trip to Lourdes with Sister M. Magdalen 1956

First Holy Communicants with Fr. Bromfield and Sister Godric

Fr John Francis Bromfield

Parish Priest Memorials and Church Dedication

Bishop McCartie and Fr Stonier were former Curates of our Parish

St Mary's Football Club 1908-09 (Winners of the Hickman Challenge Cup)

Wednesbury St. Mary's Football Team - approx. 1953. This was the first Wednesbury team to win the Walsall Minor League.
Fr Stonier, Curate, bought the football strip for the team!  Photograph taken in the school playground.

Altar Server Jim Moran - approx. 1950

Fr Garvey

Schoolfriends Re-unite

St Mary's Senior School

A Wedding at St Mary's in the 1960's - Jean Basford married Ron Adams - seen with Fr Leo McCartie (now retired Bishop Leo McCartie) and Andrew Basford altar server