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was rebu ilt in 1842 b y th e la t e S ir G . G . S c o t t R .A .
and his then p a rtn e r, M r. M o ffa t, s im u lta n e o u s ly w ith
the erection of th e a d jo in in g M a r t y r s ’ M em o ria l, an d is
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and 1755 a ° d th e rem a in d er 16 68 ; th e b e lls w e re re ­
m o ved in 1895 and replaced in 1898, w hen clo ck ch im es
w ere a d d e d ; th e re is also a sa n ctu s b e l l : th is ch u rc h
u n d erw en t a th o ro u g h re s to ra tio n in th e y e a rs 1853 and
1&54, u n d e r th e d irectio n o f th e la te G . E . S t r e e t esq.
R .A . : th e n o rth o r la d y ch apel is P e rp e n d icu la r, and
se em s to h a v e been rep a ired in th e reig n of R ic h a rd I I
w ho se b u st, w ith th a t of his queen, Isa b ella , te rm in a te s
th e e x te r io r label o f th e e a st w in d o w ; th is ch a p e l has a
go o d rere d o s, c o n s istin g o f th r e e e leg a n t cro c k e te d
n iches, rem o v ed fro m th e ch an cel in 18 54 : th e ch ancel
retain s p is cin a and sedilia, and th e re are v a rio u s o th e r
n iches in d iffe re n t p a rts o f th e c h u r c h : t h e ch an cel is
d ivid ed fro m th e n av e b y a fine p a ir of iron and b rass
g a t e s ; th e s o u th o r W elsh a is le is D e c o ra te d , a n d c o n ­
ta in s tw o s ta in e d g la s s w in d o w s in s e r te d to th e m em o ry
of Q u ee n V ic t o r ia a n d K i n g E d w a r d V I I . : th e p o rch ,
which only a p iscin a (14 1 7 ) r e m a in s : th e re are several w h ic h is g ro in e d , a n d h a s a q u a tr e fo ile d p a ra p e t and
stained w indow s, tw o o f w h ic h w e re in serte d in 18 3 4 : a ca n o p ie d n ic h e on th e w e s t sid e of th e o u te r d o o rw ay ,
the stained e a st w in d ow , p la c e d in 1894, rep resen ts
is P e r p e n d ic u la r , th o u g h th e a r c h w a y is p ro b a b ly of
scenes in th e life of S t . M a r y M a g d a le n : th e w e st w indow e a rlie r d a t e : th e m o s t a n c ie n t p o rtio n o f t h e s t r u c tu r e
under th e to w er w as filled in 1897 w ith stain ed glass is th e to w er, su p p o sed b y so m e to b e S a x o n w o r k ;
illustrating th e h is to r y o f th e ch u rc h an d th e c ity and it is b u ilt o f r u b b le , w ith q u o in s o f fin ish ed m a s o n ry ,
diocese of O x fo rd ; a n o th er w in d o w in th e so u th ch apel an d in th e b e lfr y s to re y h a s f o u r t w o - lig h t c ir c u la r
has seven m 'edallions o f D u t c h g l a s s : th e r e re d o s , of h ead ed o p en in g s d iv id e d b y b a l u s t e r s ; th e u p p e r sta g e
carved wood, d e sig n e d b y M r. H . W . M o o re, o f O x fo rd ,
w as fu r t h e r s tr e n g th e n e d in 18 96: in 19 14 th e o rg a n
and erected in 1894, co n tain s a n u m b e r of fin ely e x ec u ted
w as e n tire ly r e b u ilt. A m o n g t h e m u r a l and o th er
statuettes o f sa in ts co n n e c te d w it h t h e h is to r y of th is
m o n u m en ts in th e eh uT ch is one in s crib e d t o A lic e
church, e x ec u ted b y M r. J . R o g e r s , o f O x fo rd , an d w as
( W r ig h t ), w ife o f C h a rle s H a rris, 1693, and a n o th er
erected in 1894: t h e fo n t, o c ta g o n a l in sh a p e, on a
w ith in cise d p o rtra it to W a lte r D o ty n , fello w of E x e t e r
canopied p ed estal, is a v e r y e le g a n t e x a m p le o f D e c o ­ C o lle g e , d. 20 F e b . 16 03-4; an d t h e r e are b ra sses,
rated w ork: th e re a re m e m o r ia ls to R o b e r t H o lm es D .D .
w ith effig ie s, to R a lp h F le x n e y , 1578, a n d C a th e rin e
of New C o llege, dean o f W in c h e s te r, d . 12 N o v . 1805, and
his w ife , 1567, w ith nine c h ild r e n ; an d to John, e ld e st
his widow, w ho d ie d in 1846, a g e d 1 0 3 ; R ic h a r d B a y lie
son o f S a m u e l P e n d a rv e s esq. o f C o rn w a ll, co m ­
D.D. President of S t . J o h n ’ s C o lle g e , d. a t S alisb u ry,* 27
m o n er of E x e t e r C o lle g e, d. 16 17, aet. 17, an d an in s c rip ­
July, 1667, b u t in t e r r e d in th e C o lle g e , an d E liz a b e th ,
tion to A n n a (G o o d w in ), w ife of J o h n P rid e a u x , r e c to r of
E x e t e r C o lle g e , a n d r e g iu s p ro fesso r o f D iv in ity , d . 1627,
his wife, d. 1668 : th e re i s a lso a b ra s s to W illia m
w ith 2 ch ild re n . In th e c h u r c h y a r d i s a m u r a l ta b le t
Smith M .A. fello w of M erto n an d p h y sicia n , d. 1580, in
academic d r e s s ; a p a lim p s e s t b ra s s, no w fra m e d in th e
to th e R e v . W illia m W e s t G re e n D .D . fo r m e r ly c i t y le c ­
vegtry, to Jane ( B a s s e tt) , w ife o f R o b e rt F itz h e r b e r t,
tu re r, d. 18 20 ; an d m e m o ria l stones to Jo sep h F a r p u r
of Tissington, D e rb y s h ire , 1574 , e x h ib itin g on t h e re v e rse D .O .L . o f T r in i t y C o lle g e , d . 18 21, R e v . J o h n C a lc o tt
portions, in raised le tte r s , of a F le m is h o r D u tc h in s c rip ­ B .D . fello w o f L in c o ln C o lle g e , d . 1864, W illia m E d w a rd s ,
tion: and on th e n o rth w a ll an in s c rip tio n to P h ilip p a u n d e rg ra d u a te o f J e s u s C o lle g e, d. 1819, an d H e n ry
Caxeton, w idow , 1 5 1 4 : im p re ssio n s o f b rasses to R o b e rt H o w ard esq. R .A . 18 4 7 ; t h e ch u rc h y a rd w as lo w e red ,
Ebdv, priest, 1494, and A lic e , w ife o f R ic h a rd H am den, and th e h ig h w a ll su rro u n d in g it on th e s o u th and w e st
1524, once in th e c h u rc h , a re p re s e rv e d in th e C ra ve n - ta k e n dow n in Jan. 1878, an d it h a s sin ce been re-in clo se d
Ord collection, B ritis h M u s e u m ; th e l a t t e r w as p a lim p ­ b y a d w a rf sto n e fe n c e , w it h an o rn a m e n ta l iro n r a i l i n g ;
sest, having on th e re v e rse a 14 th c e n tu r y in scrip tio n
th e re m o v e d g a te w a y is no w in th e g ro u n d s of th e
to Margaret H o lg c t e : in t h e n o rth aisle is a m odern
A b b e y H o u se, A b in g d o n ; a few y e a r s p re v io u s to th is
brass, w ith effig y, t o B a k e r M o rre ll, so lic ito r , 18 5 4 :
d a te th e ch u rc h w as re s to re d , w h e n th e b a ttle m e n ts of
a plate ch est of c u r io u s ly ca rv e d o a k sta n d s n ea r th e
th e to w er, ad d ed in 1500, w e re re m o v e d , an d th e n av e
lectern: th e c h u rc h w as re s to re d in 1826, w h en th e roof w as r e n e w e d ; th e ro o f w as a g a in re n e w e d in 1913 :
galleries w ere e re c te d , an d a g a in in 1840-2, w h en a fine in 1900, c o n s id e ra b le im p ro v e m e n ts w e re m a d e in th e
screen of m arb le w as se t u p , th e m a r t y r s ’ a is le ad d ed in te rio r o f th e c h u r c h : t h e r e a r e 400 s i t t in g s .
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and two stained w in d ow s in serte d , one of w h ic h w as r e ­ r e g is te r o f b a p tis m s d a te s fro m th e y e a r 15 5 9 ; m a r ­
moved in 1894 ; in 1875 a fu r t h e r r e s to ra tio n to o k place ria g e s, 15 6 9 ; b u ria ls, 1582. T h e l iv in g is a v ic a r a g e ,
and considerable a lte ra tio n s w e re m ad e, th e w estern n et y e a r ly v a lu e £ 200, in th e g if t o f t h e r e c to r an d
q u e ries bein g re m o v e d an d th e to w e r a r c h th ro w n fello w s o f L in co ln C o lle g e , an d h e ld sin ce 1897 b y th e
pen; the r e fittin g of t h e C a r m e lite ch a p e l fo r d a ilv R e v. W a lte r M a n se ll M e r r y M .A . of E x e t e r a n d L in c o ln
sem ce and o th er im p ro v e m e n ts w e re c a rrie d o u t in C o lle g e s , a n d su rro g a te . T h e y e a r ly c h a r it ie s o f th is
rL i ’
9,° -t h e e m b a ttled p a ra p e t of t h e to w e r w as
p a ris h in c lu d e d ¿ 1 2 fo r e d u c a tio n , £ 6 fo r an e x h ib itio n ,
1 3
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£ 7 1 fo r c h u rc h r e p a ir s , ¿ 4 4 fo r d is tr ib u t io n in fu e l,
eautiful open tra c e rie d p a ra p e t w e re ren e w e d , a ll th e se
b rea d an d c lo th in g and a b o u t ¿ 4 0 fo r th e g e n e r a l u ses
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being effe cted u n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f M r. H. W .
o f th e p o o r ; t h e y a re n o w co n s o lid a te d a n d a d m in is ­
in°fV,eo’ ®rcbit®ot ■ in 1895 o th e r c h a n g e s w e re m a d e
te re d b y tru s t e e s u n d e r a n o rd in a n c e o f th e C h a r it y
io n
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in 1910 th e o rg an w aa r e b u ilt a n d in C o m m is s io n e rs , d a te d 1885.
snniK ™ ^ 'b d o w s an d th e b u ttr e s s e s on th e s o u th an d
T h e c h u rc h of S t . P e te r e -B a ile y , in N e w In n H all
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c h u rc h w ere r e s t o r e d : t h e r e are s tre e t, and e re c te d in 1874, is a b u ild in g o f sto n e in th e
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Horace p f C h u rc h , an d h e ld sin ce 1884 b y t h e R e v. to w e r w ith t u r r e t , a t th e e a s t en d of th e so u th a is le :
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th e o r ig in a l s ite of t h is c h u rc h w a s a t th e so u th end o f th e
Christ PR, u ln ° f ^ a?H alen C o lle g e , hon. canon of sa m e s tr e e t, w h ere a c h u r c h is k n o w n to h ave e x is t e d in th e
include ahrmts u r ™ S a t ®* T h e p a ro c h ia l c h a ritie s 12 th c e n t u r y ; th e to w e r o f th e an c ie n t fa b r ic fell in 1726,
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b u ilt in 1740, in a h e a v y Ita lia n sty le , an d co n sisted
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c o m p le t io n ; t h is c h u rc h w a s r e p a ire d in 1845, b u t on a c ­
south noroR o c,o n sists of n a v e > n o rth an d s o u th a isles,
co u n t o f th e increasing^ tra ffic to th e r a ilw a y sta tio n s,
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by the vion^
are s*:aaned ; th e d u tie s are p erfo rm ed
o f Q u ee n s tr e e t, w as re m o v e d in 1874, th e L o c a l B o a rd
are 400 sittino-s
c u r a te s o f t b e p a rish c h u r c h : th e re
g iv in g th e r e c to r th e su m of ^ 1,4 0 0 a s c o m p e n sa tio n ,
and £ 2 5 0 b e in g ra ise d fo r th e p u rc h a s e o f a d w e llin g
end of the p i r®
n cllUr,c il> in S h ip s tr e e t, a t t h e north h o u se a tta c h e d to th e c h u r c h : th e n ew c h u r c h w a s b u ilt
in s istin g of oh m a i'lcet> is a b u ild in g of m ix e d s ty le s , a t a co st o f£ 8 ,o 8 o , th e fo u n d a tio n sto n e b e in g la id 15 A u g .
south porch 0„ j D ’ n ave, s o u th aisle, n o rth ch ap el, 1872, an d t h e b u ild in g c o n s e cra te d 2 7 A p r il, 1874; th e
c°ntaininw 6 v5?_ a w ef t e r n to w e r w it h p lain p a ra p et
total le n g th is 112 fe e t, w id t h 5 4 f e e t ; t h e to w e r, d e c o ­
» th e fir s t tw o d a te d re s p e c tiv e ly 1708
ra te d on it s e a s te rn sid e w ith a s ta t u e of S t . P e te r, w ith in

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