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.
Tags: apse, leonard, stained glass
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.
Tags: blessed virgin, mary, stained glass, tower
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.
Tags: peter, spire, stained glass
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.
Tags: john, john the baptist, stained glass, tower
Originally built in 1848 as a school by William Butterfield, with the schoolmaster living in the tower. It was also used as a church on Sundays, but became a chapel in 1905 and then as a church in 1925 when it was dedicated St Edmund (841-869).
Access: Open.
Tags: edmund, stained glass, tower
