St John the Baptist, Great Amwell
One of three churches in Hertfordshire with a norman apse. The nave is also from this time, the tower 15th century. Restoration was by R.J. Withers in 1858. The churchyard is high above the New River.
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St Mary, Graveley
Set off to the east of the main road through this village a short way north of Stevenage. The nave is originally 12th century and the chancel 13th century. A north aisle and vestry was added by J Clarke in 1887. The vestry door was formerly the north door into the church.
St James, Goffs Oak
Built in 1862 and designed by Habershon and Pite, but recently considerably reordered. The church sits in one of the few older parts of the mainly 20th century suburbia of Goffs Oak. Glass doors at the west end give a pretty good view of the interior when it is locked.
St Mary, Gilston
On a dead end road away from the village, this church has the remains of a 13th century wooden screen. The building is mainly 13th century, but the brick upper parts of the tower are 16th century and the south aisle 19th century.
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Holy Trinity, Frogmore
An early Gilbert Scott (and Moffat) church from 1842. It is neo Norman a style he would shudder to use a few years later.
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St Mary the Virgin, Essendon
A hilltop village on the eastern edge of the Hatfield House estate. The current church was added to a tower of 1628, in 1882-1884 by William White. The east end was rebuilt in 1917 by C.J. Blomfield following zeppelin air raid damage. There is a Wedgwood font (not generally on view). I was lucky enough to also be taken up the tower to see the clock mechanism, bells, and the views of the churchyard from the top.
All Saints, Datchworth
A hilltop spire visible from several miles away in a spread out village south of Stevenage. The north aisle was added in the 13th century, the tower and chancel in the 15th century. Restored by Sir Arthur Blomfield in 1869-70 who heightened the tower with an upper stage.
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St Andrew, Cuffley
Designed by Clifford Culpin and Partners in 1965 for this large commuter village created by the railway between Hertford and Enfield. The church is raised up above ground level and features a number of fused glass windows.
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Codicote, St Giles
At the north end of the village, almost separate from the rest of the village. The church was virtually rebuilt in 1853 but there is some 13th century work in the aisles.
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St Mary the Virgin, Clothall
A small hilltop church south of Baldock. It is mainly 14th century, with a 12th century font and some 15th and 16th century glass.
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Hertfordshire Churches in photographs 