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Buildwas Holy Trinity

Buildwas Holy Trinity Church, Buildwas, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7BZ

  • 12 Sep 2026
  • | In person
  • | Pre-booking not required
  • | Site opening

Come and find out more about our fascinating history and our close ties to Ironbridge Gorge, where the Industrial Revolution started.

Discover more about our conservation work, including our churchyard and wildflower meadow, which provides an important habitat for our rare slowworms, as well as the restoration of our historic bell tower, porch and vestry roofs.

Learn about Our Digital Ancestors, a National Lottery-funded project delivered in partnership with Caring for God's Acre. This project is digitising our church records to create a digital map of the graves and memorials in our churchyard, helping to preserve our local heritage for future generations.

Find out about the Rev. John Bartlett, our vicar for almost 40 years (1822–1861), who brought clean water to Ironbridge. You can visit his distinctive iron gravestone in our churchyard and hear about current plans to restore his historic water fountain to its original location in the centre of Ironbridge.

Church members will be on hand throughout the day to welcome you and answer your questions.

Timings

Saturday 12 September:
1000-1800

Location & directions

Buildwas Holy Trinity Church, Buildwas, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7BZ

Directions:
What3Words location: https://w3w.co/bandstand.bandage.pretty Parking is available in the loop road to the west of the church, and (for disabled access) in Park View (behind Buildwas Academy, our village primary school)
Contact on day:
Nigel Bowen
Telephone number:
+447870883238

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The front door of the church can be reached via our paths from the west (steps) and south (rough path, not wheelchair accessible). Disabled parking is available to the east end of the churchyard (drive up Park View into the village and take the first left, then park behind Buildwas Academy, our village primary school) - the church can then be accessed via a flat concrete path through the churchyard to the church front door - we have ramps into the church.

Additional information

Buildwas Holy Trinity Church opening is also part of the annual Ride + Stride initiative. This is a national event organised by the National Churches Trust (NCT) which Shropshire Historic Churches Trust (SHCT) co-ordinate in the Shropshire region and raises funds for local churches.

Max number of people:
20
Estimated duration:
1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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