Narrow, steep cobbled streets and old cottage as well as the remains of an old church.. Fascinating and picturesque, two churches and grave yards, including Sylvia Plath’ sand some amazing architecture and history - take the crag path up! The foundation stone of the village’s octagonal Methodist chapel, the oldest still in continued use, was laid following the visit of John Wesley in 1764. The cobbles streets and church ruins are picturesque and every time we visit we notice something different and interesting. Ted Hughes' poem "Heptonstall Old Church" has been set to music by acclaimed acoustic folk singer-songwriter Milly Hirst. Don’t miss the views over the valleys from the park especially in Autumn. [9][11], In the mid-1980s the paving on a road through Heptonstall was removed, revealing the original stone setts. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The chapel was originally built as a symmetrical octagon but by 1802, with the Society including 337 members and 1,002 scholars, one end of the chapel was pulled down and the side walls were extended to provide extra space.

I also love the VSM zoom - allowing zooming with primes, but also with my variable focus 17-50. Heptonstall Together with St James the Great, Hebden Bridge we form the. The older churchyard claims ‘King’ David Hartley amongst notable graves there. Heptonstall is the a beautiful and perfect base for exploring the local area. William Faulkner. The two public houses are the Cross and the White Lion. The church was damaged by a gale in 1847 and now sits as a ruin next to the new church. Some measure of repair took place and the church remained in use up to 1854 when the present church, St Thomas the Apostle, was completed at a cost of £7,000. Heptonstall Old Church. Perhaps Heptonstall's festival committee might like to consider her? [25], Heptonstall Methodist Chapel featured in the BBC Four 2010 series Churches: How to Read Them,[26] in which Richard Taylor named it as one of his ten favourite churches, saying: "If buildings have an aura, this one radiated friendship. Perhaps Heptonstall’s festival committee might like to consider her? [7], The foundation stone of its octagonal Methodist chapel, the oldest still in continued use,[10] was laid following the visit of John Wesley in 1764. It was a bright day, with strong contrast between areas in the sun and those in shade - not just in terms of exposure, but in colour temperature too. Later adaptations gave the Church two naves, two aisles and two chantry chapels as well as a tower. Heptonstall Old Church by Ted Hughes A great bird landed here. Very picturesque and easy to get to from Hebden Bridge, Well worth visiting, Sublime and such a sense of peace and calm. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Media related to Heptonstall at Wikimedia Commons, Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England, Heptonstall Trail, A Calder Civic Trust publication, 1996, "Heptonstall Methodist Chapel – A place of worship since 1764 | Heptonstall Parish Website", "Refurbishment of the bells of St Thomas' church", "Plath's Grave Now Quiet After Years of Desecration", "BBC Four – Churches: How to Read Them, Dark Beginnings", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heptonstall&oldid=973154296, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2014, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 August 2020, at 17:49. United Benefice of Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall in the Diocese of Leeds. A warm fire and steaming mugs of tea or chocolate await but, like when listening to Milly sing, you can’t leave; you must stay and take in the beauty of the view one more time.

The present day parish church was built in 1854. It also appears in written record in 1253, where John de Warrene claimed free warren there. Heptonstall.org's correspondent is musically illiterate, but this is what alphabetbands has to say about it: "We’ve spoken before about the divine…

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