The church of St Margaret at Welsh Bicknor was built in 1858-9 by the architect T. H. Rushforth with lavish funding provided by the vicar, Rev. John Burdon, and Stephen Allaway. It replaced an older building, keeping the bells and several monuments. Given that Welsh Bicknor is a very small community and that the church stands by the River Wye away from the houses the opulence of the building is remarkable. A further oddity is that, like English Bicknor, Welsh Bicknor is an English settlement in the county of Herefordshire. Its name arose because prior to 1844, when the national boundary was adjusted, it was part of the county of Monmouthshire, Wales.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10
