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Abbey Church of St Alban

Abbey Church Of St Alban

St Albans

Hertfordshire

Abbey Church of St Alban TL 1407 SE 575/8/97 and 9/97 08.05.1950 I Original Norman church of 1077-1088 of which remains North wall of nave, transepts and crossing tower, although end windows of transepts were altered by Lord Grimthorpe in 1890's. Walls are of flint and Roman brick, the tower almost entirely of Roman brick

ROMANNORMANC11C12C13C14C15WALL PAINTINGSMONUMENT

Architectural Features

C12

There is C12 intersecting blank arcading and a door in the slype

C13

Later C13 chancel arcade and blank arcading of walls, also retrochoir

C14

Some doorways and windows of later C14

WALL PAINTINGSNORMAN

Much alteration, including complete rebuilding of West end and many windows by Lord Grimthorpe in 1890's. Much plastering remains inside from Norman church, with wall paintings both decorative and figurative

MONUMENTC14

Shrine of St Alban (1320, reconstructed) and C14 late guard box the most notable of many monuments inside.