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Wall paintings (17th
Century)
The church contains an unusually fine collection of post-Reformation text
wall paintings, ranging in date from the 16th to the 18th centuries. These
are one of the most extensive and interesting collections of their kind in
the country to have survived
In its original 14th century incarnation, the church would have been
decorated throughout with figurative wall paintings. What remains now are
a number of the Biblical and religious texts which would have been painted
following the Reformation. It is likely that further painted texts would
have been present, but these have now been painted over or destroyed.
There are six on the
south wall and three
on the north wall showing seven Bible passages, the Lord’s Prayer and the
Creed in addition to the two paintings on either side of the
east window in the chancel. These paintings, which are of national importance, are in urgent
need of restoration. You can help with this by making a
donation
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