Broadwell, Oxfordshire
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Broadwell is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Carterton
in West Oxfordshire
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of Saint Peter and Paul
is a late Norman
church built in about AD 1190. In about 1250 the bell tower
and octagonal spire were built, the north and south transept
s were added, the chancel
remodelled and an arch was inserted in the north wall of the chancel, linking it to a new north chapel
. The south wall of the chancel has also a window added early in the 14th century. An arch linking the north transept and chapel was inserted in the Perpendicular Gothic style. In the 15th century a stair-turret was added to reach a room over the north transept. The architect E.G. Bruton
restored the church in 1873.
The tower has an historic ring
of five bells from the 14th to the 17th centuries, plus a more recent Sanctus bell. Currently all are unringable. St. Peter's oldest bell was cast by an unknown founder in about 1349. The tenor was cast in about 1500 by Thomas Hasylwood, whose kinsman William Hasylwood had bell-foundries at Reading
and Wokingham
. The next was cast in 1581 by Thomas Carter, whose kinsman William Carter was a bell-founder at Reading and then at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
. Two more bells were cast by Edward Neale of Burford
: one in 1653 and the treble in 1663. The Sanctus bell was cast in 1778 by Thomas Rudhall of Gloucester
.
was an airfield 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Broadwell, actually in the adjacent parish of Kencot
. The airfield was in service from 1943 until 1947 and was used by Royal Air Force
Transport Command
.
Carterton
Carterton may refer to:* Carterton, Oxfordshire, England* Carterton, New Zealand...
in West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire is a local government district in north west Oxfordshire, England including towns such as Woodstock, Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, and Witney ....
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Parish church
The Church of England parish churchChurch of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
of Saint Peter and Paul
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, or the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, is a liturgical feast in honour of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June...
is a late Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
church built in about AD 1190. In about 1250 the bell tower
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
and octagonal spire were built, the north and south transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
s were added, the chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
remodelled and an arch was inserted in the north wall of the chancel, linking it to a new north chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
. The south wall of the chancel has also a window added early in the 14th century. An arch linking the north transept and chapel was inserted in the Perpendicular Gothic style. In the 15th century a stair-turret was added to reach a room over the north transept. The architect E.G. Bruton
Edward George Bruton
Edward George Bruton was a British Gothic Revival architect who practiced in Oxford. He was made an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1855 and a Fellow of the RIBA in 1861.-Work:...
restored the church in 1873.
The tower has an historic ring
Change ringing
Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a series of mathematical patterns called "changes". It differs from many other forms of campanology in that no attempt is made to produce a conventional melody....
of five bells from the 14th to the 17th centuries, plus a more recent Sanctus bell. Currently all are unringable. St. Peter's oldest bell was cast by an unknown founder in about 1349. The tenor was cast in about 1500 by Thomas Hasylwood, whose kinsman William Hasylwood had bell-foundries at Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
and Wokingham
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...
. The next was cast in 1581 by Thomas Carter, whose kinsman William Carter was a bell-founder at Reading and then at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry is a bell foundry in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. The foundry is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain...
. Two more bells were cast by Edward Neale of Burford
Burford
Burford is a small town on the River Windrush in the Cotswold hills in west Oxfordshire, England, about west of Oxford, southeast of Cheltenham and only from the Gloucestershire boundary...
: one in 1653 and the treble in 1663. The Sanctus bell was cast in 1778 by Thomas Rudhall of Gloucester
Rudhall of Gloucester
Rudhall of Gloucester was a family business of bell founders in the city of Gloucester, England, who between 1684 and 1835 produced over 5,000 bells. The business was founded by Abraham Rudhall and the earliest ring of bells he cast was for St Nicholas' Church, Oddington in 1684. He came to be...
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RAF Broadwell
RAF BroadwellRAF Broadwell
RAF Broadwell was a Royal Air Force station located 2 miles north of Broadwell and 3 miles southeast of Burford, Oxfordshire, within 2 miles of RAF Brize Norton. It opened on 15 November 1943 and closed on 31 March 1947, operating under RAF Transport Command...
was an airfield 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Broadwell, actually in the adjacent parish of Kencot
Kencot, Oxfordshire
Kencot is a village and civil parish about southwest of Carterton in West Oxfordshire.-History:The Church of England parish church of Saint George is Norman. Features from this period include the south doorway, whose tympanum contains a relief of Sagittarius shooting a monster, and a former...
. The airfield was in service from 1943 until 1947 and was used by Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
Transport Command
RAF Transport Command
RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967.-History:...
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