History of St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's church replaced the church of St. Clement, demolished in 1852, to serve the expanding population of this area of Salisbury. The foundation stone was laid in 1851 and the church consecrated in 1853. It was designed by T.H. Wyatt in the Early Decorated style and originally had a chancel, a nave of six bays, a south aisle, a west gallery, a south porch and a tower. The tower buttresses, some of the interior arches, piers, and the font were all brought from the demolished church of St. Clement's. The new tower was made the same size as that of St. Clement's to accommodate the bell frame timbers and the six bells from the old church. In 1876 a north aisle and a west porch were added.
The chancel walls were coloured in 1880 and in 1883 painted texts were places over the arches. There was a restoration with various alterations in 1898 and a restoration of the chancel in 1910. Various monuments had been brought from St. Clement's in 1852 and placed in the new church.
The parish registers from 1654 (christenings and marriages) and 1653 (burials), other than those in current use, are held in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office.
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