ðə fˈɜːst, sənt mˈɛɹiz ˈoʊld tʃˈɜːtʃ, wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ænd wʌz pˈɑːɹʃəli ɹᵻbˈɪlt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ænd ðˈɛn ɐɡˈɛn ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z ˈæftɚ hˈɛvi bˈɑːm dˈæmɪdʒ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
The first, St Mary's Old Church, was built in 1563 and was partially rebuilt in the 19th century and then again in the 1950s after heavy bomb damage during World War II.