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St Mary's
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I visited this church by accident, the one I thought I was going to is actually near Peterborough.
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dates from about 1150 originally and still has an excellent 12th
century Romanesque tower arch with an interesting acrobat figure on it.
There were also some other 12th century carvings set into the wall,
they apparently came originally from a nearby derelict church in
Holme-on-the-Wolds and were incorporated into this church's walls in
1951. They are said to represent Christ confronting a demon, St Paul
with a sword and St Peter holding a key. Below them is 'a figure
brandishing a sword as he falls backwards' according to the information
leaflet.
Outside there is a good west door arch, the door is now blocked from the inside and has been restored in places.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 30 December 2006 )
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