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- 1. St Peter de Merton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
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Parish church The church consists of chancel and nave separated by a tower, N and S aisles and N transept. There are substantial remains of the original Anglo-Saxon church which consisted of chancel, nave and a square W porch (which formed the lower stage of the tower). The chancel of the original church no longer exists, and the W part of the nave became the chancel of the present structure. The tower has long-and-short quoins visible on its lower W face, and rubble quoins on the upper stages. The NW and SW angles of the chancel also have long-and-short quoins. Both structures have blocked round-headed, double-splayed windows. The windows on the tower, two to each face, lie in the stage below heavily restored, but originally 12thc., bell openings. On the E face of the tower is a triangular-headed opening, containing a reused fragment of Anglo-Saxon carved stone in its N jamb. The nave and aisles, originally medieval were completely replaced in 19thc. 12thc. sculpture is found on the reset S doorway, brought to this site from the church of St Peter de Dunstable (VCH, 25) which was pulled down in 1545 (Lyson, 53). St Peter de Dunstable was sited near St Mary, Bedford.
- 2. St Mary the Virgin, Carlton, Bedfordshire, England
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Parish church The church has chancel, nave with clerestory, N and S aisles, W tower and S porch. The chancel is the earliest part of the church and is probably Anglo-Saxon. There is a blocked, round-headed, possibly double-splayed window in the N wall of the chancel with rubble jambs and head, which support an early date (Hare, 33). The tower is probably late 11thc. or early 12thc. There are two round-headed windows with arcuated lintels and rubble jambs, one on the N and one on the S wall of the ground stage of the tower. The S aisle was added in 1275 and the N aisle in 1310. The chancel was lengthened in 1330. The upper stages of the tower are 15thc. A 14thc. S chapel, now demolished, was attached to the chancel. The clerestorey is 15thc. 12thc. sculpture is found only on the font.
- 3. St Peter and St Paul, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England
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Parish church Most features of the church date from 1858 or from the 1867 restoration by Butterfield, but it has a 14thc. S aisle (c.1320) and W tower (c.1380), and a S porch of 1500. Late 12thc. sculpture is found on the incomplete, re-set N doorway and on the font.
- 4. St Mary, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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Parish church The original 12thc. church consisted of a chancel and an aisleless nave. Some of the original quoin stones have been reused in the NE and SE angles of the nave. The church now has chancel with 19thc. N vestry, and nave with N arcade of c.1300 (the aisle is 15thc.) and S arcade of c.1330 with a 15thc. W bay (the aisle is late 14th to early 15thc.). The W tower is mid 15thc. and the chancel was rebuilt at the end of the 15thc. A reset plain 12thc. window with an arcuated lintel is found in the N wall of the vestry. 12thc. sculpture is found on a finely carved pillar piscina.
- 5. All Saints, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England
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Parish church A large, mainly 14thc. to15thc. church, with nave, chancel, N and S aisles of five bays and a W tower. The only 12thc. carved feature is the font
- 6. St Thomas' Chapel, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England
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Deconsecrated chapel The chapel, which is now used as a storage shed, consists of an aisleless nave and chancel. The chancel was replaced in c.1500. It is the same width as the 12thc. nave. 12thc. sculpture is found on the blocked S doorway. The chapel is constructed of Totternhoe stone, ironstone and brick.
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