This site provides information about the restoration project and history of St Bartholomew’s Church in Layston, Hertfordshire.
The project mission is to restore the exterior of the building and grounds to visually appear as far as possible as the church would have done in its heyday, using historical data from archives to achieve this.
The project will need to sympathetically provide additional living accommodation in the new roof space thus ensuring the well being of the building by providing it with a permanent caretaker and guardian - albeit an ever changing one through the years.
The project is 100% privately funded with no cost impact on tax payers whilst providing greater public access to the building for the community than has been possible in recent years.
Recent additions to this site :-
Penelope Forester - 1774, Agnes Forester - 1762, William Butt - 1806, Elizabeth Crouch Cowell - 1832, Elizabeth Scott - 1582, Catersby Freeman - 1742, Fanny Doo - 1819, Ann Doo - 1842, Thomas Doo - 1813, Architects Report - 1988, Anne Slatholme - 1678, Rev Ralph Freman - 1772, John Scott - 1579, Ogilby London to Barwick strip map 1675, William Freeman - 1623, Mary Doo - 1769, Ozell Pitts - 1796, John Crowch - 1671, Pike Crowch - 1712, Dame Elizabeth Jones - 1634, Sir Edward Barkham - 1667, William Butt - 1841, Bromsall Crouch - 1735, John Crouch Act of Parliament to change name to Pyke, George Pyke - 1780, John Doo - 1779