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Radstone – St. Lawrence

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Radstone – St. Lawrence Radstone – St. Lawrence

The church of St Lawrence at Radstone is earlt C13 with a saddle-back norman tower.

Nave of St Lawrence Carved capital

The C14 nave consists of three bays, one south aisle column is decorated with oak leaves and acorns.

norman font corbel head

The font is norman and corbel heads decorate the columns.

Priest's door Small window

A priest’s door with dog tooth molding is set in the south side of the chancel, whilst on the north side is a small hatched window that is no more than a couple of feet from ground level. Could this be a leper squint where they could receive the sacrement? A small squint for leper’s, is set into the church at Cold Higham twelve miles away.

Command William Mansell Reverand mansell

There a three C19 wall mnonuments one of which is dedicated to Command William Mansell (d1886) who is buried at Brompton Cemetery, London, and another to the Reverend Mansell (d1914).

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