
What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: St Helen's Church A site of Christian worship since Saxon times, the current building dates from 1238 AD and is named after the Roman Empress Helena. Inside is a 14th century font, still used for baptisms, and a monument to Apsley Cherry-Garrard, a survivor of Scott's Antarctic expedition (1910-1912). Grade I listed Recorded plaque organisation: Wheathampstead Heritage.
St Helen's Church has been a site of Christian worship since Saxon times, with the current building dating from 1238 AD; it houses historical artifacts including a 14th century baptismal font and a monument to Apsley Cherry-Garrard, who survived Scott’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912.
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