St Aidan’s Church, Butlersbridge, is one of the several fine churches in the diocese designed by the architect William Hague Jr. (1836-1899). It was built along the river Annalee on a site known as ‘The Pound Yard’ which was donated by the Earl of Lanesborough, the local landlord. Building began on the Church in 1860 and was completed in 1863. It was dedicated on 14th June 1863. The overall cost of the building was £1,440.

The Church is built with two different shades of limestone. The dominant colour of the building is orange. The bricks around the arches of the windows are the same tint of orange, which architects today would call ‘relieving arches of polychromatic brick-work’ looking a bit like the black and white keys on a piano. This makes the building very beautiful and is a feature of Hague Churches.

The windows at the back of the Church are trefoil-shaped, in a circular triangle. The stained glass was made by a stained glass artist called Earley. There is a Rose window on the gable facing north and this shape symbolises eternity.

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