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The church was situated about half a mile south east of St Matthew's, just off the main road. It was constructed in the thirteenth century, from flint with limestone dressings. It originally comprised a nave and chancel. A faculty for the demolition of the nave was obtained in 1842, three years after the opening of St Matthew's. Its stone was reused in the construction of the three cottages opposite the forge. The chancel remained, with its altar rails and chairs, and was used for many years for burials and an annual service.
By the early 1970s, the remnant church was in a dangerous and vandalised state. Despite pressure from bodies such as the Hampshire Field Club, it was demolished in November 1971. The chancel arches were removed to the County Museum service.
References:
1. Otterbourne Parish Council. [1984]. A Portrait of Otterbourne, p. 37-38.
2. Pevsner, Nikolaus and David Lloyd. 1967. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England series, p. 367.
3. Yonge. Charlotte M. 1891. Old Times at Otterbourne. Second edition, p. 22-26, 33.
4. Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1908. Volume 3, p. 443. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | D Len Peach | Subjects: | building church | Temporal: | start=1890-01-01; end=1910-12-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Copied by: Peach, Len; March 1995 | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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