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Remains Of Old Church Of St Mary And All Saints

High Cross

Hertfordshire

C15 tower with C12 doorway and C14 window set in blocking of tower arch when church demolished in 1853

Architectural Features

3-light cusped C15 W window immediately over contemporary W door with 4 centred depressed head, hollow moulded jambs, spandrels, square surround and moulded label with grotesque heads as stops

Chevron and dogtooth moulded arch and 2- light square headed, ogee traceried window with ferramenta and label with caved headstops, in blocking of equilateral C15 tower arch with hollow moulded imposts

Frame of hatchment fixed hiqh inside tower

Many carved C18 gravestones in surrounding churchyard with C17 and C18 brick wall.

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