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CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST MICHAEL

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Large church predominately dating from cica 1464. Some fragments remain of the long single vessel apsed Norman church. Various restorations:- by Vincent Shepherd in 1782 (when it was given a fan-vaulted plaster ceiling), 1818 by towns people and circa 1863 by Salvin (who restored an overall Perpendicular feeling). In plan a nave with a wide aisles of 5 bays and a chancel with chapels of 3 bays. Tower at south-west end. In elevation a 3 stage embattled 15th century tower with angle buttresses having 12 set offs, and a long south aisle, its windows divided by buttresses and with unusual octagonal stair turret at south-east end.

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