St Giles Church - Imber - Wiltshire
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Norfolk12
N 51° 14.076 W 002° 03.078
30U E 566232 N 5676341
The Church of St. Giles is the parish church for the ghost town of Imber, The Village is only accessable 50 days the year usually BANK HOLIDAYS and over the CHRISTMAS TIME.
Waymark Code: WMG0Q0
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/29/2012
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History of the Church
The church occupies the site of an earlier building dating from the mid-12th century. The nave was rebuilt towards the end of the 13th century and was followed, circa 1400, by the addition of the north and south aisles, the tower and north porch. At this time the nave roof was reconstructed. The chancel was rebuilt in 1849 at which time the north-east vestry was built.
The church was rich in fittings and furnishings which are now scattered among other churches in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. However, some of the 13th and 15th century wall paintings survive.
The church served the inhabitants of Imber until the evacuation of the village in 1943.
During the early 1950s the War Office (now Ministry of Defence) undertook to keep the church in a modest state of repair until a decision was made as to its ultimate future. This undertaking came to an end in 2002 when responsibility for the building reverted to the Diocese of Salisbury. In 2005 this Grade I listed building was vested in The Churches Conservation Trust for preservation and repair. With assistance from the Ministry of Defence, the Trust has carried out a comprehensive campaign of repair and conservation to the building and its wall paintings." details from the church website
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