Greenford: Church of the Holy Cross (Old Church)
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Greenford: Church of the Holy Cross (Old Church)
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 18 Aug 2013
This Grade I Listed Building is one of two churches on this site, being the Parish Churches of Greenford Magna. This is the Old Church, parts of the fabric of which, being the nave, the porch and the timbers which support the tower at the west end, date from the 15th century, but these may well represent the rebuilding of an earlier structure rather than a completely new building. A 14th century piscina discovered in the 1930s in the wall of the chancel tends to support this interpretation. Construction of Image began in 1939 as the Old Church had become too small for the rapidly growing population of Greenford in the 1930s. The Old Church was closed in 1951 and its demolition was considered. However its historic and architectural significance were recognised and it was reprieved, being reconsecrated in 1956. Today it is used for services where the congregation is anticipated to be less than 100, while the New Church is used for larger events.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.53565
Longitude
-0.350405