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This was the new Victorian church of St Peter, which was built between Aubourn and Haddington in 1861-1862. However, the church was not as robust as the old and became unsafe after a period of deterioration. The old church, which at first was used as a mortuary chapel and then had restoration work carried out in 1933, was reinstated as the Parish Church. This new church was closed 14-May-1968 and partly demolished on 26-Oct-1973, leaving the remains as a monument. The spire was re-shingled in 2005.

The 'new' St. Peter's parish church was built 1861-3 by John H Hakewill, but fell into disrepair in the 1960s. The nave and transepts were demolished in 1974 with the tower and east facing clock, given in memory of Camilla Hopkinson of Malborough Farm, retained. A Heritage Lottery Fund grant in 2004 paid for the tower to be restored and maintained as Aubourn Clock Tower http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AubournandHaddington/section.asp?docId=99637 managed by Aubourn & Haddington Parish Council.

This OS cut mark can be found on the east side of the tower door of St Peter's Church. It marks a point 13.451m above mean sea level.

Built in 1862 in a position to better serve the village of Haddington as well as Aubourn, and "widely recognised as a local landmark introducing a welcome verticality into an essentially flat landscape". This view shows the damaged section of the church which almost led to its total destruction. The church's history, and its complicated relationship to the 'original', much older St Peter's in Aubourn, is given in http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AubournandHaddington/section.asp?catId=33202 and http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AubournandHaddington/section.asp?catId=33201

To the east of Auborn Hall is the parish church, dedicated to St Peter. The present church was built around 1200 on the site of an earlier church built of wood and stone and recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. When it was built, the church was a larger structure than today's and included a nave, porch and tower. In 1862 most of the building was demolished following the building of a new parish church on a new site. This is what remains of the new church. The Victorian church was built outside the village between 1861 and 1863 in the 'Early English' Gothic style. The building cost £2,600 and featured an apsidal east end and an oak shingled broach spire. The church fell into disrepair in the 1960s with a hole in the roof of the nave. It was then decided that the church should be closed as there were no resources to repair it. In 1974 the nave and transepts up to the chancel arch were demolished but the tower and east-facing memorial clock were retained. The present standing structure comprises the tower and shingled broach spire, the chancel, the apse and part of the unroofed south transept. The remaining part of the church is Grade II listed and is known as Auborn Clock Tower.

The 'new' St. Peter's parish church was built 1861-3 by John H Hakewill, but fell into disrepair in the 1960s. The nave and transepts were demolished in 1974 with the tower and east facing clock, given in memory of Camilla Hopkinson of Malborough Farm, retained. A Heritage Lottery Fund grant in 2004 has allowed the tower to be restored and maintained as Aubourn Clock Tower, managed by Aubourn & Haddington Parish Council http://www.aubourn-haddington.org.uk/

The 'new' St. Peter's parish church was built 1861-3 by John H Hakewill, but fell into disrepair in the 1960s. The nave and transepts were demolished in 1974 with the tower and east facing clock, given in memory of Camilla Hopkinson of Malborough Farm, retained. A Heritage Lottery Fund grant in 2004 has allowed the tower to be restored and maintained as Aubourn Clock Tower, managed by Aubourn & Haddington Parish Council http://www.aubourn-haddington.org.uk/

To the east of Auborn Hall is the parish church, dedicated to St Peter. The present church was built around 1200 on the site of an earlier church built of wood and stone and recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. When it was built, the church was a larger structure than today's and included a nave, porch and tower. In 1862 most of the building was demolished following the building of a new parish church on a new site. This is what remains of the new church. The Victorian church was built outside the village between 1861 and 1863 in the 'Early English' Gothic style. The building cost £2,600 and featured an apsidal east end and an oak shingled broach spire. The church fell into disrepair in the 1960s with a hole in the roof of the nave. It was then decided that the church should be closed as there were no resources to repair it. In 1974 the nave and transepts up to the chancel arch were demolished but the tower and east-facing memorial clock were retained. The present standing structure comprises the tower and shingled broach spire, the chancel, the apse and part of the unroofed south transept. The remaining part of the church is Grade II listed and is known as Auborn Clock Tower. This view from the south-east corner also shows the war memorial. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5508857

To the east of Auborn Hall is the parish church, dedicated to St Peter. The present church was built around 1200 on the site of an earlier church built of wood and stone and recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. When it was built, the church was a larger structure than today's and included a nave, porch and tower. In 1862 most of the building was demolished following the building of a new parish church on a new site. This is what remains of the new church. The Victorian church was built outside the village between 1861 and 1863 in the 'Early English' Gothic style. The building cost £2,600 and featured an apsidal east end and an oak shingled broach spire. The church fell into disrepair in the 1960s with a hole in the roof of the nave. It was then decided that the church should be closed as there were no resources to repair it. In 1974 the nave and transepts up to the chancel arch were demolished but the tower and east-facing memorial clock were retained. The present standing structure comprises the tower and shingled broach spire, the chancel, the apse and part of the unroofed south transept. The remaining part of the church is Grade II listed and is known as Auborn Clock Tower. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5508857

War Memorial by the Clock Tower