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Heptonstall Old Church from a drawing in 1845 - JCA00208
HLS05156. The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then…
Heptonstall Old Church - HLS00264
St. Thomas à Beckett, Heptonstall Old Church.
Probably built around 1250-1260.
1440 Money left for the making of bells.
1572 The organ was dismantled and stowed in different places because organs were forbidden to be played.
1617 North and South…
Probably built around 1250-1260.
1440 Money left for the making of bells.
1572 The organ was dismantled and stowed in different places because organs were forbidden to be played.
1617 North and South…
Heptonstall New Church. - HLS05154
The old medieval church was badly damaged by a gale in 1847 but rather than repairing it a decision was taken to build a new church in the same churchyard. Dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle this was completed in 1854 at a cost of
Heptonstall Old Church. - HLS05158
The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…
Heptonstall Old Church "Old mad Sal" Gargoyle. - HLS05184
The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…
Heptonstall Old Church - Grave of Rev. Daniel Towne 1712 . - HLS05185
The church, dedicated to St Thomas a Beckett, first dates from the mid-13th century but was re-constructed and enlarged on several occasions over subsequent centuries. By the mid-19th century it was structurally in poor condition and then was badly…
Heptonstall Old Church - JSB00103
Children playing in the churchyard at Heptonstall. Left Leslie Williams, right Linda Collins
The Old Church, Heptonstall - JSB00151
The ruined Church of St Thomas a Becket.
In the Old Graveyard, Heptonstall - JSB00152
Monuments in the churchyard of the ruined church of St Thomas a Becket, Heptonstall
Tower of the Old Church, Heptonstall - JSB00153
The ruined church of St Thomas a Becket.
The Old Church, Heptonstall - JSB00191
The old church at Heptonstall was dedicated to God and St Thomas a Becket – Thomas a Becket being in great popularity after his murder in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 and his canonisation three years later. There may have been a structure in the…
Heptonstall Old Church - JSB00194
Taken from the porch of the new church, August 1974.
Heptonstall Churches - LLG00274
The tower of the 'new' Victorian church seen through the arches of the ruined Old Church
Heptonstall from the tower of the new church, c1880 - ALC06349
The New Church was built in 1854. It contains a fine Italian painting of the "Last Supper".
The Old Church was originally built in the 13th century, but was rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries. The two churches are extremely unusual in that…
The Old Church was originally built in the 13th century, but was rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries. The two churches are extremely unusual in that…
Heptonstall Old and New Churches - ALC06361
HEPTONSTALL
According to an old deed, in the early part of the 17th century there was a Cloth Hall, the property of John Sunderland , of Horshold.
But the glory of Heptonstall is the old church, or rather it is sad to write, the ruins of the old…
According to an old deed, in the early part of the 17th century there was a Cloth Hall, the property of John Sunderland , of Horshold.
But the glory of Heptonstall is the old church, or rather it is sad to write, the ruins of the old…