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... church either to look through or communicate with a priest within the building by means of the windows described above . These openings are also named , I believe , Low Side Win- dows . There is said to be a Leper's Window in Elsdon Church ...
... church either to look through or communicate with a priest within the building by means of the windows described above . These openings are also named , I believe , Low Side Win- dows . There is said to be a Leper's Window in Elsdon Church ...
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... church . They are found in chapels to which a cemetery has never been attached , and which are also on an upper floor . The com- paratively late sanctus bell - cot appears to have superseded the earlier low side window arrangement where ...
... church . They are found in chapels to which a cemetery has never been attached , and which are also on an upper floor . The com- paratively late sanctus bell - cot appears to have superseded the earlier low side window arrangement where ...
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... Church . Mr. Bosworth says : — .. When we remember that the Church has stood for more than 800 years we realise that it holds the chief place in the historical associations of Walthamstow . The Church and Churchyard are the links that ...
... Church . Mr. Bosworth says : — .. When we remember that the Church has stood for more than 800 years we realise that it holds the chief place in the historical associations of Walthamstow . The Church and Churchyard are the links that ...
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... CHURCH OF ST . KATHERINE COLEMAN.- While the loss of any city church is to be regretted the impending demolition of this ugly building will probably pass unnoticed . Situated in Church Row , Fenchurch Street , it dates only from 1740 ...
... CHURCH OF ST . KATHERINE COLEMAN.- While the loss of any city church is to be regretted the impending demolition of this ugly building will probably pass unnoticed . Situated in Church Row , Fenchurch Street , it dates only from 1740 ...
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... Church and Registers . ' Notices to Correspondents . Notes . WORDSWORTH'S ECCLESIASTICAL SONNETS ' : DATE OF COMPOSITION . ( Pt . iii . , Nos . 16 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 and 31. ) THE following paragraphs embody the results of some ...
... Church and Registers . ' Notices to Correspondents . Notes . WORDSWORTH'S ECCLESIASTICAL SONNETS ' : DATE OF COMPOSITION . ( Pt . iii . , Nos . 16 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 and 31. ) THE following paragraphs embody the results of some ...
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