St. Paul's Churchyard
Chippenham, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
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Following the arrival of the Great Western railway through Chippenham in 1841, the town witnessed a rapid growth to the north (into the parish of Langley Burrell) with a commensurate rise in population, and a new ecclesiastical parish, formed out of parts of the parishes of Langley Burrell, Chippenham and Hardenhuish, was created. While still technically within the administrative parish of Langley Burrell, for all intents and purposes, the ‘new' ecclesiastical parish known as St Paul's Chippenham, although burial records refer to Langley Burrell.
The Church (1854-55) in the Early English Geometric style, with an aisled nave and clerestory windows, was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott (architect among other things of London architectural icons of St Pancras Station, the Albert Memorial, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office). It was consecrated on 18th April 1855 and has a dedication to St Paul.
The churchyard is found to the south of the building accessible from the east and the west. Many of the monuments have (sadly) been dismantled or laid down (for ease of maintenance); some would seem to have been removed. The churchyard is still in use for interment of ashes (though not for new burials), and the many commemorations of such ashes interments hug the south wall of the building.
Following the arrival of the Great Western railway through Chippenham in 1841, the town witnessed a rapid growth to the north (into the parish of Langley Burrell) with a commensurate rise in population, and a new ecclesiastical parish, formed out of parts of the parishes of Langley Burrell, Chippenham and Hardenhuish, was created. While still technically within the administrative parish of Langley Burrell, for all intents and purposes, the ‘new' ecclesiastical parish known as St Paul's Chippenham, although burial records refer to Langley Burrell.
The Church (1854-55) in the Early English Geometric style, with an aisled nave and clerestory windows, was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott (architect among other things of London architectural icons of St Pancras Station, the Albert Memorial, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office). It was consecrated on 18th April 1855 and has a dedication to St Paul.
The churchyard is found to the south of the building accessible from the east and the west. Many of the monuments have (sadly) been dismantled or laid down (for ease of maintenance); some would seem to have been removed. The churchyard is still in use for interment of ashes (though not for new burials), and the many commemorations of such ashes interments hug the south wall of the building.
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Chippenham, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
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- Added: 27 Apr 2010
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2352188
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