Knaptoft Church Ruins
About Knaptoft Church Ruins
You are always welcome to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the memorial gardens. We hold services on the 3rd Sunday of June, July, August and September at 3pm. All are welcome!
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The fabulous Fleckney Silver Band taken after our service on Sept 16th. We're so lucky to have their support. Thank you FSB!
Another photo of one of our early services. Love the huge scroll of paper with the hymn words on it. Of course nowadays you get your own hymn book, but we do post the hymn numbers on the tree!
Come and worship in the open air!
I do hope you will be able to make it to our first service of the year on June 17th. The guest preacher will be Sister Liz Heaton of the Society of St Francis and the service will be lead by our very own Rev Liz Bickley.
If you do come, see if you can spot our sundial. If you look closely at this photo you will see it shows 3pm, which just happens to be the start time of our service.
Here are a couple of images showing some of the early reconstruction work on the church ruins. Regular visitors will know that the brick arch top no longer exists.
A fascinating photo of a service from the early 20th Century. Not sure what the year is but the inscription says it's in August. You'll notice they didn't spoil the congregation, like we do now, by setting out chairs!
The Countesthorpe Cottage Home band playing at Knaptoft around 1900. Continuing this tradition, the Fleckney Silver Band will be playing at our service on June 17th.
This is all that remains of Knaptoft Hall, an early C16 manor house built for the Turpin family who acquired the manor in the late C15. The remains were incorporated into a farmhouse and range of farm storage buildings c1843. Now a Grade II listed building.
Knaptoft looking lovely in the sunshine at the weekend. Let's hope for similar at our first service of the year on June 17th.
A lovely picture of a service from 1909. Fascinating to see what people were wearing (especially the kids!).
A photograph of the church and garden from 1939. My hasn't it changed since then!
This is the first of a series of historic images of Knaptoft, collected from friends during 1976-1977, that we will be sharing over the coming weeks. There are some fascinating images here. Hope you enjoy them!
Our final service of the year, at 3pm on the third Sunday of September. As usual this will be our traditional Harvest Festival. Our preacher this month will be our rector, Rev Liz Bickley. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the Fleckney Silver Band. Everyone welcome!
Our third service of the year, at 3pm on the third Sunday of August as usual. Our guest preacher this month will be Rev David Hover from Countesthorpe. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the Fleckney Silver Band. Everyone welcome!
Our second service of the year, at 3pm on the third Sunday of July as usual. Our guest preacher this month will be our old friend Rev David Hebblewhite, our Rural Dean from Countesthorpe. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the Fleckney Silver Band. Everyone welcome!
Our first service of the year, at 3pm on the third Sunday of June as usual. Our guest preacher this month will be Sister Liz Heaton of the Society of St Francis. Musical accompaniment will be provided by Fleckney Silver Band. Everyone welcome!
Wonderful spiritual setting in a church sacked following the battle of Naseby
What a wonderful well kept secret hidden away, teeming with holy life. Great sermon, great liturgy-atmospheric with live music.
Beautiful and peaceful place. Feels timeless and a space for true reflection on life.
Wonderful spiritual setting in a church sacked following the battle of Naseby
What a wonderful well kept secret hidden away, teeming with holy life. Great sermon, great liturgy-atmospheric with live music.
Beautiful and peaceful place. Feels timeless and a space for true reflection on life.