Ruins of the 'old' church, Treyford
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Ruins of the 'old' church, Treyford
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 19 Jul 2015
View from the chancel towards the blocked west window. According to a notice at the site, much of the surviving fabric dates from the 13th century. It seems that the church was abandoned in 1849, being replaced by a new church about a quarter of a mile to the north-west. The new church itself lasted little more than a century, being deemed unsafe in 1951 and blown up. To use explosives to demolish a church sounds a bit drastic - perhaps the job was done by local men who had wartime experience as sappers.
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50.961659
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