St Aldhelm's Church, Lytchett Heath

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St Aldhelm's Church
St Aldhelm's Church, Beacon Hill, near Lytchett Matravers (NHLE Code 1120333) (September 2025) (9).jpg
The church in September 2025
Religion
Affiliation Church of England
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Active
Location
Location Lytchett Heath, Dorset, England
St Aldhelm's Church, Lytchett Heath
Geographic coordinates 50°45′01″N2°02′42″W / 50.7502°N 2.0449°W / 50.7502; -2.0449
Architecture
Architect(s) George Crickmay
Type Church
Completed1898

St Aldhelm's Church is a private church in Lytchett Heath, Dorset, England. It was designed by George Crickmay for Lord Eustace Cecil and built in 1898. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1984. [1] The lychgate of the churchyard is also Grade II listed. [2]

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History

St Aldhelm's was built in 1898 at the sole expense of Lord Eustace Cecil for use as a private church and to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. [3] It was designed by George Crickmay and dedicated by the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Rev. John Wordsworth, on 31 May 1898. [4] Lord Cecil first purchased a large area of land at Lytchett Heath in 1874 and built a residence, Lytchett Heath House, there in 1875. [3]

Architecture

St Aldhelm's is built of rock-faced and smooth ashlar stone in the Early English style. [1] Designed to accommodate 60 persons, it is made up of a nave, chancel, north vestry and south porch. [5] The west turret contains eight bells, which were added to commemorate Lord Cecil's 80th birthday in 1914. [3] The interior uses a mixture of Purbeck, Ham and Tisbury stone. Many of the internal fittings are of oak, carved by Harry Hems of Exeter. The font is of Caen stone with a Purbeck shaft. [6] In 2001, five stained glass windows based on Saint Aldhelm were designed and made for the church by Jude Tarrant. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "SAINT ALDHELM'S CHURCH, Lytchett Minster and Upton - 1120333". Historic England. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "LYCH GATE TO SAINT ALDHELM'S CHURCH, Lytchett Minster and Upton - 1303628". Historic England. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Death of Lord Eustace Cecil" . The Western Gazette. 8 July 1921. Retrieved 3 November 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Dedication of a new church" . The Bournemouth Guardian. 4 June 1898. Retrieved 3 November 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Contentdm". Specialcollections.le.ac.uk. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Church notes and news" . The Morning Post. 6 June 1898. Retrieved 3 November 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "St Aldhelm". Artiststainedglass.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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