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A redundant church, now referred to as a closed church, is a church building that is no longer used for Christian worship. The term most frequently refers to former Anglican churches in the United Kingdom, [1] but may also be used for disused churches in other countries. Redundant churches may be deconsecrated, but this is not always done. [2]
The church is built close to a ford crossing the River Trent on the Roman road between Lincoln and York. It is a simple church in Norman style, and has been little altered since, other than the addition of a vestry in 1832 and restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries. [14] [15] I; St Michael, Tretire with Michaelchurch: Herefordshire
Throughout the district of Chichester, churches and chapels have fallen out of religious use and in many cases now have a new function. "The Old Chapel" at Nutbourne, now in commercial use, was built for Bible Christian worshippers in 1905. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) In the ...
The church was designed by J. Medland Taylor for Albert Hudson Royds, a local banker and prominent Freemason. It is constructed in sandstone with tiled roofs, at a cost of £28,000. The church has a cruciform plan with a tower at the crossing. It is notable for its combination of Gothic Revival architectural features with symbols of Freemasonry ...
"We looked at churches for sale in Duquesne, McKeesport and a synagogue in New Castle. ... Diana Borland of Cheswick was baptized at St. Al's and was a lifelong member until the church closed in ...
The church was built of limestone and malmstone rubble in the 12th century, but has undergone several major refurbishments since. In the 18th century the nave, two–stage west tower and chancel were replaced. [46] The church contains Jacobean stall fronts and a 16th-century tomb-chest and memorial. [47]
The trust was established by the Pastoral Measure of 1969 [4] under its original name, the Redundant Churches Fund. The legally defined object of the trust is "the preservation, in the interests of the nation and the Church of England, of churches and parts of churches of historic and archaeological interest or architectural quality vested in the Fund ... together with their contents so vested".
The churches range in age from the Anglo-Saxon All Saints Church, West Stourmouth, to the newest church in the list, Holy Trinity Church, Privett, which was built between 1876 and 1878. All the churches are designated by English Heritage as listed buildings, most of them in Grades I and II*.