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Treading where many Royals have stepped down the centuries. Enter the world famous Round Church.
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The Great West doors c.1375 have welcomed thousands of visitors down the years
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Observant visitors will be looking for the Saxon sundial sitting in the porch shade..
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The Round 1100AD is a facsimile of the original Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
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Take in the splendour of this Medieval centre aisle reaching out to the Victorian extension.
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Take time to witness the latest stained glass edition commemorating the life and times of Caroline Chisholm.
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Exciting new research of this artifact reveals new and historical information that will amaze our visitors.
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This ancient font dated back to Medieval times has enjoyed various situations between Church and Church yard and avoided the attack minded Puritans.
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The present day font was a gift by the Reverend James at the time of the Victorian restoration and is a copy of the Font in Hildershein Cathedral in Germany.
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The Military has a very special place in the heart of this Church and the two Barthorp Plaques in remembrance of Father and Son have recently been brought together.
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This 48th A’Foot stained glass window by Dix of London was installed at around 1900 and will this be the next in the line of conservation.?
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The RestorationTrust is very proud to have been able to find the funding to bring the ‘Soldiers’ Chapel’ right up to date with commemorative plaques for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Yet another exciting and commemorative day when the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment colour was brought to it’s final resting place courtesy of the Parochial Church Council and the Trust.
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Holy Sepulchre Church Council back in 1913 was given care of our very own Fake or Fortune painting. Investigation and expert assessment reveals an ancient 16th Century original Chiovoni
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The soldier portrayed in this photograph is Sam Small on the occasion of him as the soldier of the day and having marched from the Barracks to the Chapel to turn a page of the Book of Remembrance.
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The Church Council is delighted to have been chosen to host one of the Tower of London Poppies from the display in 2014.The Poppy and case were received into Church during a Commemorative Armistice Concert and now holds a place of pride in the Soldiers’ Chapel.
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Central to every Church of England Church is the High Altar.
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Visitor attention is drawn to the Right hand of these two Aspe Windows depicting the founder of the church Simon de Senlis holding a model of the original Holy Sepulchre upon which this Church was founded.
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The Becket North Chapel has recently had it’s Charles Eamer Kempe 1887 window fully conserved at a cost of £62000. Part of the present systematic updating and caring for all of our stained glass windows.
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Plaque installed at the time of the Kempe Dedication.
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Our Tour Guides are pleased to convey to our visitors the stories behind the windows of the Soldiers aisle bringing alive the sacrifices of the brave men of the Northamptonshire Regiment. Countless brass plaques tell of battle commitments and individual losses.
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The 4th Battalion William Morris stained glass window brings to life many stories of the Voluntier Battalion.
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Some would say we have left the best till last. This 1883 ‘Jaffa Window’ relates to Richard the 1st and the Battle of Jaffa. The window is world famous and made by the studio of Mayer of Germany and has just had £20000 of Conservation work by the Restoration Trust.
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