St
Helen's Church, Sandal Magna
St.
Helen's Church, Sandal Magna
St.
Helen's Church, Sandal is believed to date from circa 1091 - 1097
.
The first known patron of the church was King Edward the Confessor, although
not mentioned by name in the Domesday Book, there is a reference to "two churches" which
may be assumed to be
There are however sections of the piers that supported the tower showing that
it still occupies the same position as in the 12th century building, which took
the shape of a Latin cross with a central tower. This building with additional
aisle seemed to meet the needs of the people until the 14th century when it was
decided to rebuild the church.
St.
Helen's Sandal, 1999
How much of the old church was incorporated into the new structure is difficult
to say for certain, we do know however that the lower portion of the original
piers for the tower were retained and possibly more sections of the lower
walls.
St. Helen's church has progressed through many additions of aisles and
transepts through out its existence with even windows being added and removed
where deemed necessary.
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