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St Denys' Church, Little Barford

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31: 51: 419:, and in the north wall of the chancel are two windows in 14th-century style. In the south wall of the nave are three windows; one at a higher level dates from the 16th century, the others are from the 19th century, one in 12th-century style, and the other in the style of the 14th century. The south doorway dates from the 12th century. It has a semicircular arch, is decorated with zigzag and dogtooth designs, and has scalloped 58: 496: 611: 638: 486:
of four bells. The oldest of these was cast in 1661 by Christopher Graye, the next in 1681 by Richard Chandler III, and a third bell in 1759 by Joseph Eayre. The provenance of the fourth bell is not known.
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south arcade between the chancel and the vestry. The north arcade between the nave and aisle has three bays and pointed arches. The octagonal
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in the Redundant Churches Fund (the forerunner of the Churches Conservation Trust). The church had been built to serve a
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dates from the late 13th century. It stands on five columns and shows traces of red paint. In the nave is a
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were built in the late 15th century. In 1834 a south chapel was demolished and it was replaced in 1869 by a
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era. Alterations and additions took place in the 14th, 15th and 19th centuries. The tower and the
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dating from the 15th century has been re-set in the vestry. Also in the vestry is the former
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List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England
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The church lies to the west of the village of Little Barford, overlooking the
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St Denys' Church, Little Barford, from the south with the site of the
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The chancel arch dates from the 14th century, as does the two-
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was installed in the east window in 1869. At about the same time
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dated 1535. The pews date from the 19th century. A
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Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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by W. B. Simpson was installed. The two-
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A field with a stone church in the distance, showing an embattled tower on the left, then the nave with a slate roof, and at a lower level the chancel with a red tiled roof
deserted medieval village
St Denys' Church, Little Barford is located in Bedfordshire
52°11′54″N 0°16′43″W / 52.1982°N 0.2785°W / 52.1982; -0.2785
OS grid reference
TL 178 569
Little Barford
Bedfordshire
Denomination
Anglican
Churches Conservation Trust
Dedication
Saint Denys
Redundant
Architect(s)
Arthur Blomfield
Church
Style
Norman
Gothic
Gothic Revival
Materials
Cobbles
ashlar
slated
redundant
Anglican
Little Barford
Bedfordshire
National Heritage List for England

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