St Stephen's Church , Cold Norton   The Original St Stephen's Church  but it was demolished in 1835 to make way for the current church which was built . The original church was built in the 12th century in weatherboard with a small spire By 1800 a lowering of the number of parishioners was blamed on the poor condition of the church and so the old church was demolished in 1835  The current church was built by Mr G E Pritchett in a non traditional style in 1855. In about 1950 the Bell Tower was unstable and was demolished. The bells were put into storage but have since been stolen. The only items left from the original church are  a brass dated 1520 dedicated to an unknown lady and the pulpit and reading desk which are believed to have been made from oak beams taken from the demolished church.

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