The All Saints church dates from the 11th centery, it has had numerous extensions and add ons over the years. Abandoned and albeit forgotten the church was derelict in 1912 and then recommended for demolition in 1927. Then F.C.Eeles of the Central Council for the Care of Churches discovered the ancient fabric which was restored by W.A.Forsyth between 1928 and 1929. This restoration and plight of Segenhoe church was documented in a series of articles in the Bedfordshire Magazine between 1959 and 1961. This highlighted the deteriorating condition of the building with the roof virtually collapsing by 1970. The Ampthill & District Archaeological Society campaigned for preservation of the ruin and in 1980 the church was formally declared redundant.
Had a few hours spare and thought i take a quick look just before the sun went down.
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Had a few hours spare and thought i take a quick look just before the sun went down.
On with the photos
https://flic.kr/p/PgG55dhttps://flic.kr/p/P7gPeQhttps://flic.kr/p/PjR7Dzhttps://flic.kr/p/P9KX9thttps://flic.kr/p/P7guFNhttps://flic.kr/p/P7gnBhhttps://flic.kr/p/PjQzSz https://flic.kr/p/PjQtAXhttps://flic.kr/p/P9Kjiehttps://flic.kr/p/P7fJXqthanks for looking
