St Leonard’s Birdingbury, built at the end of the 18th century and enlarged and gothicized in 1873.
The screen was made from the old oak rafters in 1873.
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Mid 13th century parish church of St. Leonard’s. The medieval tower was remodelled in 1720. Much of the interior was refitted in 1863 and 1875.
The east window is dated 1875 and the church also contains two modern stained glass windows from 1990’s in the north and south walls. The one in the south wall is dedicated to the village’s musical life.
This south chancel window above has tracery of late 13th century style.
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St Mary Blessed Virgin Priors Hardwick. Originally built in the early to mid 13th century but the only parts of that period that still remain are the west tower. A lot of rebuilding and extending occurred in the early 14th century, including extensions to the chancel.
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Rebuilt from an earlier church in the 14th century, some parts of the south parts are from the earlier period. The porch and tower were rebuilt in the 19th century.
The font is 13th century, the cancel and alter rails 17th century, whilst the east window is modern.
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The main part of the church dates from 1591, though parts of the tower is said to date from around 1350. Built from the local ironstone, which was quarried in the south of the parish.
Inside the church contains a number of victorian and early 20th century stained glasss windows. The above three photos show two memorial windows to those that fought in the 1914-1918 war the central photo is the East window. The church also has two other memorial windows and one set in the bell tower.
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