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Church St Mary The Virgin

Bolnhurst

Bedfordshire

Church of St Mary The Virgin 13.7.64 I Parish Church, late C12-C15

Architectural Features

Chancel: late C12 round-headed S doorway

Reset C13 lancet, with jambs carried down for sedilia, to S wall

C14 E window

C15 2-bay N arcade, W bay blocked by organ

C14 chancel arch

N chapel: C15 N wall W window reuses earlier work

2 C15 windows to S wall, E one set in C14 jambs

C15 clerestory, with S windows bigger than N ones

Embattled parapet. late C12 S doorway with semi- circular head

Mid C14 S porch: square-headed side windows, pointed arched doorway, surmounted by worn image niche

N aisle: 2 C14 N windows, 2-centred arched N doorway Recent restoration visible outside. main parapet

Early C15 4-stage W tower

Interior: C14 octagonal font on octagonal base with gablets and inscription in French

C13 coffin lid in N chapel

Nave has some C16 bench ends and fronts, some retaining traceried panels.

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