Harby Church

This afternoon we went for a drive out in search of a blip. We didn't  have any plans we just went for a drive. We came across this church in the village of Harby. I took a few other shots of the church & churchyard and also a lovely cottage that use to be the Blacksmiths cottage which can all be seen HERE .
The church in Harby was endowed with a chantry chapel by King Edward I in 1294, following the death of Queen Eleanor. However, the chapel was dissolved at the Reformation and the church became a chapel of ease to North Clifton.
By the middle of the 19th century it was in a poor state of repair. John Thomas Lee of London was appointed as the architect for a new building. Construction began in 1874 and it was consecrated on 2 August 1877. The old church was then demolished and some parts re-used in the new building.
In 1963, the shingles on the spire were replaced with Canadian cedar.
In January 2010 work began on renovating the roofs.