Holy Trinity, Bledlow, Bucks - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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Holy Trinity Church, Bledlow, is built of flint with dressings of limestone and a little clunch.The nave is thought to be part of an earlier 12th century church on the site, probably with transepts and a central tower. Aisles were added around 1200, and widened and lengthened later in the century, when the chancel was rebuilt on a larger scale, making it is wider than the nave, and the west tower was added. The south porch was built in the 14th century and windows were inserted in various parts of the church. In 1909 the whole building was restored.

The clerestory has three wide windows on both sides, each with three trefoiled lights under square heads; the inner stonework may be 13th century, but the lintels and outer stonework are modern. On the north side of the clerestory, at the east end, is the outline of a pointed opening, probably connected with the former rood loft.

The east side of the tower clearly shows where the earlier pitched roof had been. The weight of this roof was starting to push out the walls and the capitals (easily seen in the north capitals). During the 1997/98 restoration, English Heritage advanced the opinion that the old roof was lowered in the mid 16th century. However, notes by the Vicar in 1878 state that the old roof was lowered during the restoration carried out in the mid 1870s. This was supervised by the then Church architect Sir George Gilbert Scott (whose son, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, designed the present Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool). The old roof was lead covered.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1100 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Church of England If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:30 AM Street address of Church: Church End Bledlow, Bucks HP27 9PD Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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