The church, at the west end of Rampant Horse Street, is a handsome
edifice of the late perpendicular style, of the 16th century, with a nave
and clerestory, two aisles, a chancel, two small chapels, and a square
tower. The nave is divided from the aisles by fluted columns with
pointed arches. The windows are large and numerous, and that at the east
end is filled with stained glass representing the life of the Virgin
Mary, and dated 1610. This church was founded before the Norman
Conquest, but has been all rebuilt at different periods, the chancel
about 1520, and the nave in 1550. The roof is a fine specimen of open
timber-work, and is richly carved. The tower stands on the north side of
the church, and beneath it is the porch. In 1859, the interior was
thoroughly restored at a cost of £1500, and a new carved pulpit and a
reading desk were put up at the same time. Under the superintendence of
Mr. Phipson, the county architect, ten new windows have been lately
inserted in this church, five on each side. They are in the
perpendicular style corresponding to the style of the building. They are
glazed with cathedral glass and a ruby border. There is also a new
window over the south door of the chancel. It is glazed with painted
glass of a geometrical pattern, put in by the London firm that produced
the work in the large western window, representing the death of St.
Stephen. That window cost £300. The benefice is a discharged vicarage,
valued in K.B. at £9, and now at £212. It was augmented from 1715 to
1812 with £1000 of royal bounty. The Dean and Chapter are patrons. The
Rev. C. Baldwin, vicar.
_St. John Sepulchre_.
St. John Sepulchre is a large church at the top of Ber Street, dedicated
to St. John the Baptist and the Holy Sepulchre, and founded in the reign
of Edward the Confessor. It consists of a nave, chancel, a sort of
transept chapel on each side, and a lofty tower with five bells and a
clock. The font is octagonal and is ornamented with angels, lions, &c.
The east window is of three lights filled with stained glass, the centre
light presenting a figure of St. John the Baptist. The window is in
memory of the Rev. Samuel Stone, M.A., incumbent of this parish, who was
a great friend of the poor, and died in 1848. Here is a fine mural
monument of the Watts family. The rood-stair turret still remains, and
in the south side of the chancel is a fine consecration cross. The
living is a perpetual curacy, certified at £9 1s., and now valued at
£144. It was augmented from 1737 to 1812 with £1600 of royal bounty.
The Dean and Chapter are patrons. The Rev. W. T. Moore, incumbent.
_St. Michael at Thorn_.
This part of the city includes the parish of St. Michael at Thorn, so
called from the “thorns” formerly growing in the neighbourhood, of which
there is one now in the churchyard. The Rev. A. Davies is incumbent of
the parish. The church is remarkable for its antiquity.
_All Saints_.
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