The church was built by T H Wyatt and D Brandon in 1841-44 in the north Italian Romanesque style. The church was built for the Rt Hon Sir Sidney Herbert and for his mother the Countess of Pembroke. The Countess was of Russian descent, which explains the style of the church and the orientation; in Russia such a style of church architecture was fashionable, and churches were traditionally oriented on a north-south axis.
Photograph previously held in the collection of the National Buildings Record, received by them on 12/08/1942.
This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Lovibond, Joseph Locke
Architect: Wyatt, Thomas Henry
Architect: Brandon, David
Nave, Victorian Parish Church