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19
Nov

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).

3
Dec

Maidford – SS Peter and Paul

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South exterior view of SS Peter and Paul Maidford North exterior view of SS Peter and Paul Maidford

The church of SS Peter and Paul at Maidford is a C13 building with a saddleback roof tower, similar to the church at Cold Higham a short distance away.

Interior view Font

The interior is three bayed with double chamfered columns, the perpendicular style stalls originate from Eydon church. The font is victorian.

Christ Pantocrator Christ calming the storm

The stained glass in the east window is a Christ Pantocrator (1879) by Ward and Hughes and that in the east south aisle depicting Christ calming the storm (1880) is by Hardman and co.

13
Oct

Tiffield – St John the Baptist

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Tiffield ChurchChurch interior

Rebuilt in 1859 the church of John the Baptist at Tiffield, Northamptonshire dates from C13.

Norman font Victorian pulpitSedilla

The circular font is Norman with leaf motifs within lunettes and spandrels. The pulpit is Victorian as is the sedilla in the chancel.

East window Mary Magdalene and Jesus Elijah and John the Baptist

The East window contains stained glass on the subject of the Good Shepherd, the church has two other stained glass windows one depicts Mary Magdalene’s recognition of Jesus, the third has images of Elijah and John the Baptist.

12
Oct

Plumpton – St John the Baptist

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Exterior view of St John the Baptist at PlumptonPriest door

No longer in use, the church of St John the Baptist at Plumpton, was almost completely rebuilt in 1822 by the landown Jesus College Oxford.

Interior view of St John the Baptist at PlumptonInterior view of St John the Baptist at Plumpton

The simple Georgian interior retains a number of the features of the original building including the box pews, benches and commandment boards.

FontPainted stencil workMonument

The font is mid C17, and the chancel retains the original painted stencil work of stars and sun among painted architectural columns. The south arcade east wall has a marble tablet to the memory of Anne Moore (d1683).

3
Sep

Cold Higham – St. Luke

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Exterior view of St Luke Cold Higham Tomb recess

St Luke’s church at Cold Higham is a C13 building with a Norman saddleback roof tower. Currently on the “Heritage At Risk Register” which states that “structural movement to the east end has occurred leaving the masonry vulnerable to water ingress and there is erosion of all ironstone; this is a particular concern at high level on the tower.” On the outside wall on the south side of of the chancel is a C14 tomb recess.

C17 headstone C17 headstone

The church yard contains a number of C17 and C18 grave stones.

Curvilinear window Leper's squint Interior

The three light curvilinear east window dates from the early C14, and the south wall has a leper squint into the south chapel, which is now blocked by the tomb monument to Sir John de Patteshall (d1349). See also Radstone. The nave is of 4 bays.

Patteshall effigyPatteshall effigy head

The tomb consists of an effigy of a cross legged knight made from oak, with the knights feet resting on a lion.

Matha stained glass Matthew and Mark stained glass

There are two windows containing victorian stained glass a 1-light window of Matha and Mary with Jesus, and a 2-light window depicing Mattew and Mark.