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e m in e n c e , a n d e r e c t e d a b o u t t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r 1839 ,
s t r u c t u r e o f b r ic k , c o n s is t in g o f c h a n c e l, n a v e
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g ild e d , a n d t h e o a k s e a ts w e r e p la c e d in t h e c h u r c h
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in 1878 b y s o m e f r i e n d s t o t h e m e m o r y o f t h e R e v .
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s in c e 1904 b y t h e R e v . C h a r l e s M a c M a h o n O t t l e y M .A .
of T r i n i t y C o l le g e , D u b l in .
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h e r e , e r e c t e d in 1833 . B e n h a m P a r k c o v e r s a b o u t 200
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1911 w a s 641 .
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1 2 3 0 p . m . ; d is p a t c h e d , 7.5 a .m . & 1 .1 5 & 6.5 p .m
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , B e n h a m , is c le a r e d a t 8 a .m . & 5.35
p .m . ; Sundays, 8.30 a .m
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c h i l d r e n ; a v e r a g e a t te n d a n c e , 13 6 ; H e n r y L a w r e n c e
C l a r k e , m a s t e r ; in f a n t s ' sc h o o l, fo r 70 c h i l d r e n ;
a v e r a g e a t t e n d a n c e , 35 ; M rs . D o r c a s N a il o r , m is tr e s s
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an d c o m p le t e d in J u n e , 1896 , is a n e d ific e o f s to n e
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6 b e lls o f 1702 h a v i n g b e e n r e c a s t a n d 2 n e w b e lls
a d d e d ; t h e c o s t o f t h e w h o le w a s £ 17 , 000 : in t h e
c h u r c h a r e s o m e a n c ie n t m o n u m e n t s a n d b r a s s e s to
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a r m o u r , a n d J o h a n n a h is w i f e : a b r a s s , in t h e c h a n c e l,
w as p la c e d b y t h e p a r is h io n e r s i n m e m o r y o f t h e R e v .
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d ied A p r il 28t h , 1880 : t h e r e is a ls o a b r o n z e t a b le t w it h
th e n a m e s o f t h e in c u m b e n t s s in c e 1307 , p r e s e n t e d in iq o s
b y t h e p r e s e n t v i c a r : in t h e c h a n c e l is a n a n c ie n t S a x o n
sla b , fo u n d b e lo w t h e c h a n c e l o f t h e f o r m e r c h u r c h , and
c o m m e m o r a t in g C E d e lw a r d , s u p p o s e d t o b e t h e E a ld o r m a n o f H a m p s h i r e ; t h e p r o b a b le d a te i s a b o u t 1020 :
th e o r g a n w a s g iv e n b y M r s . D o b s o n : t h e r e a r e 550
s itt in g s , a l l f r e e , e x c e p t th o s e in t h e c h a n c e l a is le ,
w h ic h w e r e a llo t t e d b y f a c u lt y to t h e o w n e r o f W o k e fie ld P a r k . T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s f r o m t h e y e a r 1681 .
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r e s id e n c e , in t h e g i f t o f E t o n C o lle g e , a n d h e ld s in c e
1880 b y t h e R e v . C h a r le s L e s lie L o v e t t - C a m e r o n M .A .
o f M e rto n C o l le g e , O x fo r d , a n d h o n . ca n o n o f C h r i s t
C h u r c h , O x fo r d . T h e c h u r c h o f S t . J o h n , e r e c te d
in 1881 - 2, a t a c o s t o f £ 8, 000 , w h o lly d e fr a y e d b y th e
la t e R ic h a r d B e n y o n esq . o f E n g le f ie ld . an d
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t h e l i f e o f ’ C h r i s t : t h e s t a in e d e a s t w in d o w w a s t h e
g ift, o f J . H . B e n y o n e s q . a n d t h e r e is a m e m o r ia l
w in d o w t o t h e v i c a r ’ s b r o th e r , C a p t a i n V e r n e y L o v e t t C a m e r o n R . N . , C .B . ; in t h e s o u t h a i s l e , f o r m e r ly t h e
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