Church
| Chapel of the Holy Rood, Bagworth | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | Holy Rood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Archdeaconry | Loughborough |
| Parish | Bagworth, Leicestershire |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Andrew Smith |
| Pastor(s) | Simon Nicholls |
The Chapel of the Holy Rood was a Church of England chapel in Bagworth, Leicestershire. It closed in 2013 to worship and was demolished in 2019. Now, a war memorial garden occupies the site of the church with the graveyard and some remnants of the church still visible. The congregation and church now meets at the nearby Bagworth Community Centre.
History
The chapel was a dependent chapelry of St Peter's Church, Thornton. It was described, in 1848, as having walls dating from 1637 and having a Saxon door. The entire church, except the tower, was rebuilt in 1873. The church was demolished in 1968.
The new chapel was square and consisted of a raised altar, nave, lobby, two aisles and a separate tower, which contained two bells. Some remains of the earlier Norman church could be seen in the walls. The font survived from the earlier building. The site was demolished in 2019 after being left unused since 2013.
References
- "Holy Rood, Bagworth". www.achurchnearyou.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Holy Rood - Bagworth, Leics | Church of England Church near me". Churches near me.
- "Bagworth Church Leicestershire Holy Rood | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "Bagworth War Memorial, Bagworth & Thornton - 1464881 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "Holy Rood Bagworth | Junction 22". live-site. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Lewis 1931, pp. 128–132.
- Pevsner 1960, p. 57.
- "Genuki: Bagworth, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Bagworth Church Leicestershire Holy Rood | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. 8 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
Bibliography
- Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1931) . A Topographical Dictionary of England (Seventh ed.). London: Samuel Lewis. pp. 128–132.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 57.
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