Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Clapham, Bedfordshire explained

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 in height.

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire

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.

External links

• Official website

52.1609°N -0.4898°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Clapham. British Listed Buildings. 1 December 2011.
2. Book: Arnold-Forster, Frances. Studies in church dedications: or, England's patron saints. 1 December 2011. Public domain. 1899. Skeffington & son. 358–.
3. Book: British Archaeological Association. Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. The Archaeological journal. 1 December 2011. Public domain. 1881. Royal Archaeological Institute.. 456–.
4. Web site: Clapham St. Thomas of Canterbury. bedfordshire.gov.uk. 2 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120518054446/http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/clapham_churches_st_thomas.htm. 18 May 2012. dead.
5. Web site: St Thomas of Canterbury, Clapham, Bedfordshire. Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. 2 December 2011. https://archive.today/20121223003800/http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/search/county/site/ed-bd-claph.html. 23 December 2012. dead.