St Thomas's spire
Introduction
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St Thomas's spire
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 4 Jul 2013
A view upwards of the nineteenth century church steeple. St Thomas's was founded by Dean Jenkyns' widow, Troth. After several years of service to the many poor and needy people of the area by her husband, she enlisted the celebrated Victorian architect S.S. Teulon to design a fitting church. Troth laid the foundation stone but, according to reports, caught a chill doing so. Three years later it was finally finished but sadly she too passed away by then. See Image] for a better look at the spire.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.212996
Longitude
-2.637033