The church was built as the largest Congregationalist church in the north of England. The Earl of Stamford had refused to sell the Congregationalists land to build their new church, so a Congregationalist member sold them this land which faced St Michael's C of E Parish Church across a slight dip. The spire was deliberately built to be 2 feet taller than the tower of the nearby Parish Church as a gesture of defiance!
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I love defiant gestures translated into church architecture!
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Nice photo.
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Beautiful structure.
ReplyDeleteInteresting story too. Defiance huh,:P
Have a nice weekend.
The only word I can get out of my mind is AWESOME - what a angel you choose to make this photo - and the sky is lovely - the whole combinations is superb ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the appreciative comments. When I looked up and saw the sharp outline of the sunshine and shadows on the church against the wispy sky, I could not stop myself from taking a photo!
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