Gravestone Fragment Detectives

We are currently working on a really exciting gravestone project that has evolved from the rubble cleanup we did in September. Back in 2015, numerous fragments of gravemarkers were relocated from around the graveyard into the safety of Thundridge Old Church…

Scaffolding Up and Staircase Finds

Scaffolding To enable full investigation of the roof and the heavily damaged upper stages of the tower internally there had to be scaffolding so the structural engineers can examine and assess it in detail. So, at least for a while,…

Safety Concerns & Vandalism

With all the recent good news about the tower you may be wondering if and when you can go inside it. The bad news is that in its current state, it is not safe for people to approach the tower…

Thundridge Old Church has a Floor!

While cleaning the rubble and debris from the tower on 7th Sept came a star find. As we started clearing the last of the loose soil from the West side of the tower we found at the same height as…

Rubble Processing Project

The removal of the rubble that was in the Old Thundridge Church tower was a huge task that was only made possible through the combined efforts of so many people, including those who just happened to be passing and joined…

Thundridge Old Church has a Door!

On 28th August a group from TOCAG, the Diocese and Thomas Ford architects observed Prestigious Masonry Services as they removed the old blocking from the West doorway and we got a look inside the tower for the first time in…

2025 Update

View looking out from inside Thundridge Old Church. Exciting News from TOCAG:  Since TOCAG was founded in 2019, we have accomplished a lot! And we couldn’t have done it without the support of people like you. TOCAG became an incorporated…

Disney Rose Event

Walt Disney’s Norman ancestors owned Thundridge Manor from 1300-1543, and it was during this time that the medieval bell tower of Thundridge Old Church was built. On the 24th of June TOCAG will be hosting a free community event to…