St Peter & St Paul's Church, Blandford Heritage

This church stands on the site of the medieval church, which perished in the fire of 1731. It was designed and built by John & William Bastard and opened in 1739. It is a notable example of Georgian church architecture in the classical style and has a spectacular interior.

The original design comprised an apse, nave, north and south aisles and a west tower. The last was originally intended to have a spire but a wooden bell turret was substituted, much to Bastard's disgust.
An organ gallery was installed at the west end of the nave in 1794 and extended into the western part of the aisles in 1819.

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