Welcome to St. Chads Anglican church.
From the church website:
The Church was built by Messrs. Bateman and Co. being completed in 1927. The Foundation Stone was laid by Winifred Ansell in September 1925. It can be seen on the East front of the building, surmounted by an inlaid stone cross.
At the apex of the front gable is a full sized figure of Christ, standing upright with arms outstretched. The outside of the building is faced with Hornton Stone from the quarries near Banbury.
These quarries were re-opened when further supplies of stone were needed for the building of the Lady Chapel to celebrate fifty years of life at St. Chad’s.
Beneath the vestry is the Crypt, with access only from outside the Church. The crypt was originally the boiler house, where the coke-fired boiler for heating the church was housed until 1956. In 1956 the present electric heating system was installed. The crypt now houses a formidable array of electrical switchgear, and is indispensable for storage of certain bulky items.
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