Holy Trinity, Bengeo
Bengeo is now a northern suburb of Hertford. It boasts two churches, the old parish church and a 19th century addition on the main road. Designed by Benjamin Ferrey (1855). Built of Kentish rag it would look more at home in London than Hertfordshire
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St Mary, Bayford
Designed by Henry Woodyer (1870-1871) replacing a church of 1804. It sits at the northern edge of this village a few miles south of Hertford. There are chancel wall decorations of 1890 designed by Sidney Gambier-Parry and carried out by Heaton, Butler & Bayne. Glass by Clayton and Bell and Kempe.
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St Margaret of Antioch, Barley
South of Royston, a village best known for its overhead pub sign and a coach depot in the middle of the village. The church is by William Butterfield (1871-1872) apart from the lower tower which is Norman and the south arcade.
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St Mary Magdalene, Barkway
St Peter, Ayot St Peter
Ayot St Peter is little more than a hamlet west of Welwyn. John Loughborough Pearson designed a church on the medieval a site about half a mile away where there is still a graveyard (see final pictures), that burnt down a few years after in 1874 . The present “arts and crafts” church was designed by J.P. Seddon and built in 1875 and features many contemporary fittings, including the font, lectern, pulpit and much of the glass and chancel ceiling to Seddon’s designs. The screen is a later edition from 1908.
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St Lawrence New Church, Ayot St Lawrence
Ayot St Lawrence is a tiny village but it boasts two churches, one now a stabilised ruin and one from the 18th century that was built partly as a landscape feature.The new church was designed by Nicolas Revett in a Grecian style for the local landowner Sir Lionel Lyde and built in 1778-9.
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St Mary, Aspenden
Just outside Buntingford. The church overlooks fields at the western end of the village on a dead end road. Restored in 1873 by Sir Arthur Blomfield. A south-east chapel contains box pews, and a large monument including coloured brasses which is, unfortunately, used for storage. The Morris glass illustrated first is in the unlocked porch.
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St Mary the Virgin, Ashwell
One of the largest and most attractive villages in North Hertfordshire. This is also one of the largest and most impressive village parish churches in the county, reflecting its medieval prosperity. It is virtually all of the 14th century. In the tower is some well known inscribed graffiti showing the old St Paul’s cathedral. The clerestory contains some medieval glass.
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St Lawrence, Ardeley
A surprisingly high church for a village church. The church features a 1920s rood and rood loft (by F.C. Eden) and six candles on the altar. Mainly 14th century, but with an earlier chancel. 19th century restoration was by Gilbert Scott in 1858 and J.T. Micklethwaite and Somers Clarke 1887-91.
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St George, Anstey
In remote north east Herts. The tower is 12th century, the chancel and transepts 13th century. Restoration in 1869-72 was by William Butterfield. The church has an unusual Norman “mermen” font. The memorial window to pilots from the nearby USAF airfield is by Patrick Reyntiens.
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Hertfordshire Churches in photographs 