Buildwas Holy Trinity

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. Ian Storey from Conservation Building Services (CBS) will be talking about the conservation skills being used to restore the panels in our bell tower.

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 and providing valuable information to people researching their family history. Come and have a go at brass and memorial rubbing!

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 the historic water fountain his wife had erected in his memory back to its original location in the centre of Ironbridge. Members of The Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale Civic Society will be on hand to tell his story.

Church members will also be on hand throughout the day to welcome you and answer your questions. Free refreshments (tea / coffee / cake / biscuits) will also be available.

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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