Christ Church, Bulkington, Chancel
Christ Church in the Wiltshire village of Bulkington (pop. 285) was built in 1860 to the designs of Thomas Cundy III of the three-generations succession of church architects of the same name, but it could be his son. It was aimed to relieve villagers of the burden of walking just under 2 miles (1.8 miles/2.8 km) to St Leonard’s in nearby Keevil. This early Victorian preaching box still has almost perfectly intact original pews, chancel seating, and pulpit.
The Incorporated Society for Building and Churches contributed £100 towards its construction, on the condition that all seats in the nave be reserved for “the poorer inhabitants of the parish” – this being a time when pew rents remained a significant part of church income, but were increasingly being challenged as un-Christian.
Christ Church, Bulkington, Chancel
Christ Church in the Wiltshire village of Bulkington (pop. 285) was built in 1860 to the designs of Thomas Cundy III of the three-generations succession of church architects of the same name, but it could be his son. It was aimed to relieve villagers of the burden of walking just under 2 miles (1.8 miles/2.8 km) to St Leonard’s in nearby Keevil. This early Victorian preaching box still has almost perfectly intact original pews, chancel seating, and pulpit.
The Incorporated Society for Building and Churches contributed £100 towards its construction, on the condition that all seats in the nave be reserved for “the poorer inhabitants of the parish” – this being a time when pew rents remained a significant part of church income, but were increasingly being challenged as un-Christian.