Former church and school, Bedham (1)
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Former church and school, Bedham (1)
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: Unknown
Built to serve the local farming and charcoal-burning population, falling numbers caused the building to close in 1959, and it has been roofless for decades. I was pleased to find it still here. I remember the thrill of discovering it when playing in the woods as a child some thirty years ago. In my memory it lay at the bottom of a steep valley and was almost completely shrouded by trees and other plants. My memory was probably playing tricks, it lies in a fairly open spot and while it does lie at the bottom of a slope, it is close to, and visible from, the road. A plaque on the nave wall records that: FOR THE WORSHIP OF ALMIGHTY GOD IN GRATITUDE FOR MANY BLESSINGS, THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED BY WM TOWNLEY MITFORD, OF PITSHILL, ANNO DOMINO 1880.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.98826
Longitude
-0.553402