Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Clapham, Bedfordshire

St Thomas' in 2005

Church of St Thomas of Canterbury (also Clapham Parish Church, or Thomas à Becket) is a parish church and Grade I listed building in Clapham, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.[1] Though the church can be traced back before A.D. 1000, there is no record of the original patron saint, Thomas Becket having been so well accepted.[2] The church is built in the Saxon style, possibly early 10th century. There are narrow semi-circular-headed windows. The upper story is Early Norman. The parapet is 17th century. The remainder of the church was entirely rebuilt in 1861,[3] by Sir George Gilbert Scott.[4] It features a chancel, nave, and two aisles. The tower, which dates to the 11th or 12th centuries,[5] measures 26 metres (85 ft) in height.

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Clapham". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Arnold-Forster, Frances (1899). Studies in church dedications: or, England's patron saints (Public domain ed.). Skeffington & son. pp. 358–. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ↑ British Archaeological Association; Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1881). The Archaeological journal (Public domain ed.). Royal Archaeological Institute. pp. 456–. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Clapham St. Thomas of Canterbury". bedfordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "St Thomas of Canterbury, Clapham, Bedfordshire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 2 December 2011.

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Coordinates: 52°09′39″N 0°29′23″W / 52.1609°N 0.4898°W / 52.1609; -0.4898


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