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Title: West View of Olney Church Tall spire, from which the sound of cheerful bells William Cowper, The Task Reputed to have been built between 1325 and 1350, with some parts of the building possibly earlier. The church has eight bells, the oldest dating to 1532 and inscribed 'God Save the Queen'. The pulpit in the west end of the church was used by John Newton and was rescued from a prison yard. Major renovation of the church took place in 1807 with the reconstruction of the north wall, and the porch and schoolroom above were also built at this time. Sir George Gilbert Scott oversaw restoration of the east window and in 1884 the top of the steeple was restored. |
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