Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood: Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other MatterWalter, J. Conway (James Conway)
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Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood: Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter
Walter, J. Conway (James Conway)
Woodhall Spa (England)
Taking the interior, the sittings are all of very old oak, many of them
with rudely carved poppy heads. There are very fine, heavy, old oak,
carved canopies over two long pews in the north aisle for the Champion
Dymokes and their servants. These, probably, were taken from a former
rood screen. There is now a low screen, fragmentary, in the chancel, and
an oak pulpit, old but plain. There is a piscina, with two fronts, in
the south wall of the chancel, and a series of three sedilia and an
aumbrey in the north wall; also carved brackets on each side of the east
window. The font stands in the north-east corner of the north aisle, on
a very broad base which serves as a seat. The north aisle has three bays
with round arches, and two eastward with pointed arches. The windows
throughout are perpendicular, but either square-topped or debased, except
the fine east window, and one in the south wall of nave, of two lights.
There is an incised slab to one of the Dymokes. The bell chamber is
closed by ancient boarding adorned with the Commandments in old
characters, and very curious Royal arms of Charles I. There are three
bells, and a very curious old ladder, constructed of rude beams, leading
up to the belfry. Miss Spurrier, the Rector’s daughter, assisted by the
coachman, have improved the church by renovating the screen. This lady
has also carved a cover for the font in very delicate pattern, the
ironwork being done by the village blacksmith, Mr. Priestley.
In the village is an old hostel, partly of the Tudor style, with pointed
gable ends, projecting upper story, and constructed, externally, of brick
and woodwork.
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