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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Clapham, Bedfordshire

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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury (also Clapham Parish Church, or Thomas à Becket) is a parish church and Grade I listed building in Clapham, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.[1] Though the church can be traced back before A.D. 1000, there is no record of the original patron saint, Thomas Becket having been so well accepted.[2] The church is built in the Anglo-Saxon style, possibly early 10th century. There are narrow semi-circular-headed windows. The upper story is Early Norman. The parapet is 17th century. The remainder of the church was entirely rebuilt in 1861,[3] by Sir George Gilbert Scott.[4] It features a chancel, nave, and two aisles. The tower, which dates to the 11th or 12th century,[5] measures 26 metres (85 ft) in height.

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References

  • This article includes text incorporated from F. Arnold-Forster's "Studies in church dedications: or, England's patron saints" (1899), a publication now in the public domain.
  • This article includes text incorporated from British Archaeological Association's "The Archaeological journal" (1881), a publication now in the public domain.
  1. ^ "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Clapham". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ Arnold-Forster, Frances (1899). Studies in church dedications: or, England's patron saints (Public domain ed.). Skeffington & son. pp. 358–. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ^ British Archaeological Association; Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1881). The Archaeological journal (Public domain ed.). Royal Archaeological Institute. pp. 456–. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Clapham St. Thomas of Canterbury". bedfordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  5. ^ "St Thomas of Canterbury, Clapham, Bedfordshire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.

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