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| The Church |
| ... a normal cathedral in miniature -
quote from England's Thousand best Churches, by Simon Jenkins |
| The fine Transitional Norman Church is all that
remains of the original Hospital. Building began in 1135 at the east
end with the north porch added nearly 200 years later. The walls are
over one metre thick and built from stone brought from as far afield
as Caen (in Normandy), Dorset and the Isle of Wight, as well as some
flint taken from the local chalk pits. In the church at the window nearest
the eastern side of the north transept, the stone surround is strangely
angled. On a pillar on the north aisle, is the cross of St Cross. Sunlight
from the window falls on the cross only on 3rd May (the day in the church
calendar of the Invention of the Cross) and 14th September (Holy Cross
Day). |
| The church is available for concerts and similar
bookings, subject to availability and suitability of the concert material.
To make a booking, please contact the Porter on 01962 851375. |
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