Brixworth Saxon Church

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Today we head to Brixworth in Northhamptionshire to see the Brixworth Saxon Church. This monumental structure demonstrates the capabilities of Saxon architects producing a huge church that would suffer surprisingly little remodelling in later centuries allowing us to see the original saxon fabric of the building and admire the scope and size of what they could build. So many English churches and cathedrals see their origins in the Norman and Gothic periods it is easy to forget that of which the Saxons were capable.
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@shostakovich99 12 күн бұрын

I read about this church in books 40 years ago -- and now, having living long enough to enjoy the wonder that is KZfaq, I can see it in detail! (I have been to other Saxon churches, such as Greensted and Sompting, but not this one.)

@gabs32100 13 күн бұрын

great video, spectacular church

@QPRRhino Ай бұрын

Great video, engaging and informative.

@DennisMoore17 Ай бұрын

Very informative!!! Thank you.

@EyewitnessHistoryChannel 9 ай бұрын

If there's one thing that has shown its unwavering durability (for the most part, dissolution of the monasteries notwithstanding) it's the multiplicity of church buildings across the British Isles; as sturdy as ever and protected by that aura of God that people had revered so intensely and for so long.

@jonathanlee5185 Ай бұрын

Thanks

@geoffshaw8053 Ай бұрын

I grew up in brixworth, i remember visiting the church on many occations with my friends through ponky lane.

@1258-Eckhart 15 күн бұрын

What did you do there? A decade of the holy rosary?

@kbpeters4246 Ай бұрын

Wonderful detailed history. I've subscribed!

@unclejacksimulations9423 2 ай бұрын

Such an amazing video! Thank you for the guided tour!

@frankjacobs2946 2 ай бұрын

Thank you - the detail was great!

@thebeatentrack156 Жыл бұрын

Stunning building, stunning video, thank you Adrian, keep it going Sir (you should have many more subscribers)

@kirrusAgain Жыл бұрын

Obvious it's still in use, which is good to see! Wonder when the organ would have gone in, or what records or other history remains in the church's posession?

@InSearchofEngland Жыл бұрын

I can't say for certain but I think it is likely from the 1865-66 restoration. A lot of smaller churches got their organs around this time after industrialisation made them substantially cheaper. Similarly the bells are from the 1600s when bell casting became cheaper and more reliable. Most churches get their core set of bells around this time (with later additions or replacements). The parish records would know for sure though, this is all conjecture on my part.

@davidcope5736 4 ай бұрын

Often the tower is the best preserved saxon feature of a church like at all saints earls barton, st micheals northgate Oxford, and st peters barton upon humber

@kathrynbrock1558 Жыл бұрын

Amazing , thanks for the tour.would love to visit but have no idea where it is.

@InSearchofEngland Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Brixworth is about 10 miles directly north of Northampton, about half way between Rugby and Kettering.

@robnewman6101 8 ай бұрын

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