Description:Pictured is the tower of Baswich Church. This Grade II* listed church is first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The only surviving part of the early church is found in the north pillar of the chancel arch.
The church was rebuilt in 1407, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity, but burned down in 1738 leaving only the chancel and tower. The tower was originally surmounted with a spire. By 1733 the building was in a ruinous condition with inadequate foundations, bulging walls, and generally thought to be incapable of carrying the additional weight of the tall spire. Total demolition of the church was considered but deemed economically impossible for the parish to fund. A successful appeal was made to the Lord High Chancellor for funding for its restoration probably to the design of architect Richard Trubshaw of Little Haywood. It re-opened in 1740, the spire being replaced by a tower decorated with four Grecian-style urns and a weathervane. The urns have subsequently been removed. At the base of the tower an external stairway can be seen leading to the belfry (which carries three bells) and gallery.