St Andrew’s at Clifton Campville is a church located in the Midlands with a beautiful steeple dating back to the 14th century. The church itself is largely contemporary, built as an enlargement of a 13th century structure. Unfortunately, in the late 1980s, a violent storm caused major damage to the church, including the top third of the spire being shorn off and damaging parts of the roof that were covered in scaffolding. The church was restored within a couple of years, with only the pale new stone of the rebuilt tip of the spire remaining as a reminder of the incident.
While the church is known for its elegant steeple, it also houses a variety of ancient monuments, woodwork, and glass. However, on this particular occasion, the church was locked at nearly 6pm. This is likely an unusual occurrence as the church is typically kept open for visitors, as the author had been inside on previous occasions — both as a visitor years before and more recently while working on the glazing for Norgrove Studios.
Posted by Aidan McRae Thomson on 2009-07-10 18:38:37