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Death of a Church
St. Peters, Treyford

The church at Treyford, known as the Cathedral of the Downs, was dismantled in 1947 having become unsafe.
It had stood for just a hundred years and had been intended to replace the churches of Treyford and Elsted, both of which had fallen into ruin.

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for article by Anthony Armstrong who witnessed the dismantling of Treyford church.
June 1952 edition of the "Church and Village" newsletter.

Read how St. Peters, Treyford survived only 100 years and how the churches of Harting, Elsted and Didling have stood the test of time......

Today Treyford churchyard is a remarkable haven of peace and tranquility, surrounded on all sides by towering trees. It has become a secluded, natural sacred space of its own, conserved through the careful stewardship of members of the Elsted and Treyford community.

Much of the stone debris from the church was used in the foundations of the Youth Club built in Lamberts Lane, Midhurst.

Old postcard 1906 Treyford church

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