Virtual Tour

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	This is the view of the south side of St Wilfrid's church from Church Road in Kibworth Beauchamp by the entrance to the Rectory. The gateway was erected to celebrate the Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
The avenue of lime trees leads to the southern Beauchamp porch from the Jubilee Gate. This porch is the largest and acts as the main entrance to the church. The churchyard was closed in the late 19th century and over the years the gravestones have been moved to accommodate garden machinery. The churchyard is now maintained by Harborough District Council.
	The southern Beauchamp porch has a carved figure of St Wilfrid over the double doors. Also note the memorial slate tablet to Lewis Powell Williams fixed to the wall of the church (by the down pipe). For further details of this pioneer in the local treatment of smallpox see the History page.
The southern side of the church now has a new footpath which leads to the side door in the chancel. The entrance has been levelled and can be used, once unlocked, for disabled access for services.
	This shows the "extension" to the chancel which was built to accommodate the pipe organ in the late 19th century. Note the side door which can be used for disabled access during services. Please ask one of the wardens to unlock it.
This the view along the eastern end of the church towards the church hall erected in the 1980s. The hall is used for church activities on a very regular basis from the Sparklers (Mums and Toddlers) on Tuesday afternoons, Coffee Stop every Thursday lunchtime, Sunday Clubs and many other mid-week meetings and activities for all ages. An extension to the church hall was started in early 2005. A series of photographs following progress can be seen by clicking here.
	This view of the north-eastern corner of the church shows the outside of the vestry, the "link" to the hall and the front corner of the church hall. The "link" is somewhat of a "folly" as neither of the two doors at either end are ever opened, but it was a condition on the planning application to ensure it was a part of the main church building. It is useful for sheltering from inclement weather.
The front of the church hall with the main entrance leading to the toilet facilities which are accessible by both both male and female disabled people. There is also a well-stocked kitchen, small meeting room and the large main hall. The Booking Officer is Roger Whiteway (Tel: 0116 2792543)
	This is the north-eastern corner of the nave (Lady Chapel) and shows the outside the the beautiful stained glass window showing Jesus carrying a lamb.
The northern Harcourt porch is slightly smaller than the Beauchamp porch. traditionally the two doors have been used by villagers from each village for generations. Funeral parades usually enter and exit through th Beauchamp porch but occasionally a Harcourt resident has asked to make their last entrance and exit through this porch.
	This is a much shorter avenue of lime trees and gravel path leading from the northern gate to the Harcourt porch.
The Harcourt porch on the northern side of the church and the gravel path down towards the Church Hall.
	The west door is rarely used as it leads directly into the choir vestry. The church originally had a steeple until 1825 when it collapsed and the tower was completed in 1836 together with a clock installed by John Hanbury of West Haddon. The original two clockfaces (northern and southern faces) were supplemented in 1997 by a third on the western side by Richard White of Smeeton Westerby. The bellchamber above the choir vestry has eight bells which are rung every Sunday with practices on Wednesday evenings. The bellchamber has a double stained glass window depicting St Wilfrid and Walter de Merton. Wreaths are laid at the War Memorial every Armistice Day.