St Mary's Church, Welwyn

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St Mary's Church, Welwyn
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St Mary's Church, Welwyn
St Mary's Church, Welwyn
OS grid reference TL230162
Location Welwyn, Hertfordshire
CountryEngland
Language English
Denomination Anglican
Website welwyn.org.uk
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designation Grade II
Designated24 January 1967
Administration
Diocese St. Albans
Parish Welwyn
Clergy
Rector The Rev'd Dr David Munchin

St. Mary's Church is a Church of England church located in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, in England. It is north of the River Mimram and within the Welwyn conservation area. The present church building is a grade II listed building. [1]

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History

The chancel and nave of the church were built in the thirteenth century, most likely on the site of a destroyed Saxon chapel. The nave was modified to include a nave aisle in 1662, and its tower was rebuilt at this time. [1] [2] [3] The church was further expanded between 1867 and 1870 with the addition of an organ chamber, a vestry and a choir aisle, the restoration being supported by Charles Willes Wilshere. [2] [4] The present tower was built in 1910 and the church house, constructed on the former northern part of the churchyard, was built in 2007. [5]

Current use

As of November 2020, the church is open daily to members of the public.

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, Welwyn (1174971)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, (1977)
  3. ↑ Rowe, Anne; Williamson, Tom (2013), Hertfordshire: A Landscape History, Hatfield: University of Hertfordshire Press, p. 298, ISBN   1909291021, retrieved 21 October 2020
  4. ↑ Country Life. Vol. 176. Country Life, Ltd. 1984. p. 1382.
  5. ↑ "Our Buildings". St Mary's Welwyn.

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