Chapel of the Holy Rood, Bagworth
Chapel in Bagworth, Leicestershire, England
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The Chapel of the Holy Rood was a Church of England chapel in Bagworth, Leicestershire. It closed in 2013 to worship and was demolished in 2019. Now, a war memorial garden occupies the site of the church with the graveyard and some remnants of the church still visible.[3][4] The congregation and church now meets at the nearby Bagworth Community Centre.[5]
| Chapel of the Holy Rood, Bagworth | |
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 Chapel of the Holy Rood, Bagworth | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | Holy Rood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Archdeaconry | Loughborough |
| Parish | Bagworth, Leicestershire |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Andrew Smith[1] |
| Pastor | Simon Nicholls[2] |
History
The chapel was a dependent chapelry of St Peter's Church, Thornton.[6] It was described, in 1848, as having walls dating from 1637 and having a Saxon door.[6] The entire church, except the tower, was rebuilt in 1873.[7][8] The church was demolished in 1968.
The new chapel was square and consisted of a raised altar, nave, lobby, two aisles and a separate tower, which contained two bells. Some remains of the earlier Norman church could be seen in the walls. The font survived from the earlier building.[9] The site was demolished in 2019 after being left unused since 2013.
