The north aisle of St. John the Baptist forms one of the most important survivals of the church’s Norman or Romanesque character, even though the visible structure largely dates from Henry Ward’s rebuilding of 1844–1847. Together with the nave arcade, it preserves the heavy round-arched forms and massive cylindrical piers which Stebbing Shaw described in… Continue reading A Closer Examination of the North Aisle
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The oldest item in the village
In the Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Medieval eras the main way of portraying Christian beliefs and stories was through imagery; most people couldn’t read and church services were held in Latin anyway. Ideas and beliefs were conveyed in wall paintings, stained glass, statues of wood and stone, carvings on the furniture, and on the walls and… Continue reading The oldest item in the village