The interior of the small medieval church of St James in Erlestoke, looking past the Norman font and the pulpit left, along the compact nave with its tall wooden box pews towards a gallery at the west end, from which musicians would provide music

Date:
1870 - 1877
Location:
Site Of Church Of St James, Erlestoke, Erlestoke Park, Wiltshire
Reference:
OP19841
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

This tiny and simple Norman church was demolished in 1880 in favour of the construction of a new and fashionable Victorian perpendicular Gothic style church, St Saviour's. Some architectural components dating from the mid-eleventh century were removed from St James' Church prior to its demolition and remain in the present church.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Norman, Box Pew, Font, Nave, Medieval Church