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During 190 years it has survived two world wars, the Blitz, shrinking congregations, the rise and fall of industrialisation, and 1960s and 70s regeneration.
It still stands on a hill, passed every day by thousands of drivers. A Grade II listed building it is a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture.
The township it was erected to serve was sliced in two by a roundabout, flyovers, and underpasses on the A6 which it overlooks.
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