This church is one of 340 cared for by The Churches Conservation Trust - the national charity protecting historic churches at risk. For more details about all our churches, see visitchurches.org.uk.
A fantasy church created by a Victorian eccentric
This breathtakingly decorative church was the creation of one man, eccentric clergyman Reverend Whitwell Elwin. A friend of Charles Darwin, Elwin not only raised the funds for the building, he also designed it – without the help of an architect. Borrowing a doorway style here, a window there, but with twin towers and a central pinnacle drawn purely from his imagination, he created a masterpiece. Inside, he filled his fairytale creation with angels – they appear carved on the roof beams and in the stained glass windows, all modelled on the rector’s young female friends.
This church is one of 340 cared for by The Churches Conservation Trust – the national charity protecting historic churches at risk. Discover these atmospheric buildings and the stories they tell of people and place. You will find some of the finest craftsmanship the country has to offer - art and architecture, wall paintings, sculpture, stained glass and monuments. A thousand years of English history awaits you!
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