Category: Churches

Talk by Neil Crutchley on Friday 13 May 7.30pm at St. Peter’s, Church Langton LE16 7SZ

Handel’s Messiah

As next week is Easter Week in which churchyard in the Kibworth & District Chronicle delivery area would you see three crosses together? The image shows a bit of the church which might help.

St. Peter’s Church *

'Seeking the Kingdom of God'

Why do our three local churches share one website?

The Wistow estate was bought by the Halford family in 1603. The Hall was built for Richard Halford, who was High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1621 and a prominent Royalist during the Civil War. He was made a baronet by King Charles I in 1641 after having been imprisoned (and then released) by the Parliamentarians. King Charles slept at Wistow the night before the Battle of Naseby.

Ash Wednesday Communion Service will be on 2 March at 7.30pm.  This is a traditional service with organ and choir, marking the beginning of the season of Lent. 4 pm is the Traditional Communion Services at St Wilfrid’s. The next services will take place on Sunday 20 February and Sunday 20 March, with traditional hymns, organ and choir.

St. Peter’s Church*, Church Langton, LE16 7TA

“The most individualistic 19th century church in the county.” Inspired by Joseph Goddard, son of Henry Goddard and built by H Goddard & Sons in 1865/6 in what is called typical High Victorian style. Thirteenth century Gothic references however using a new and very unconventional material for churches at this time, brick. Joseph Goddard in subsequent years became the creator of one of Leicester’s most notable monuments, the Clock Tower. Our picture shows the impressive north face. It has five bays with three-light windows with quatrefoil piercings in their Bath stone heads. The broach-spire is also brick built.