Month: July 2019

Visiting Churches – St James the Great, Bierton – 13th August

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The next visit is to:  

Tuesday – 
13th August

St James the Great, Bierton

 

The earliest parts of the church are thought to date back to the 14th century and the main structure has changed little since then. In the 15th and 16th centuries the walls of the north and south aisles were raised  and extra windows added.  The present roof & stained glass windows are 19th century.  The church has 7 bells, the oldest dating back to 1678.

We will meet at the church at 2pm.  For more details or you would like to arrange transport, contact Odette Harris at churches@wtu3a.org.uk.

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Historic Buildings – The Vyne – 25th September

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The next visit is to The Vyne, near Basingstoke on Wednesday 25th September. The Vyne is a warm red-bricked Tudor mansion built in the 16th century for Lord Sandys, Henry VIII’s Lord Chamberlain, which later passed into the hands of the Chute family, who cared for the house and estate for over 300 years.

It was remodelled to its present configuration in the mid-17th century with the addition of a classical portico and summerhouse, firsts of their kind in England.

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