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- 1. St Laurence, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
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Parish church The church consists of chancel with S chapel, nave with N and S aisles, S porch and clerestorey, and W tower. The earliest surviving features are the two-bay 12thc. N and S arcades (the S extended later in the middle ages into the chancel to allow better access to the S chapel). A plain 12thc. blocked, round-headed window survives in the W wall of the N aisle. The clerestory is early 15thc. and the tower c.1200. The upper part of the tower and possibly the outer walls of the aisles were rebuilt in the 15thc. The 14thc. chancel was rebuilt in the early 15thc. and substantially restored after a fire in 1969. The S chapel is 14thc. and the S porch is 18thc. 12thc. sculpture is found on the capitals and arches of the N and S arcades. The church is constructed of flint rubble and Totternhoe stone.
- 2. St Mary, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
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Parish Church A large cruciform church comprising chancel with vestries on N (separated from the chancel by a narrow passage contemporary with the chancel), crossing tower, N and S transepts, nave with clerestory, N and S aisles and N and S porches. The church was begun in the mid-12thc. and completed c.1170. The S porch was added in the 14thc., the N porch in the 15thc. and the N vestries in the 19thc. Of clunch, flint and some puddingstone and Roman brick.
- 3. St Peter and St Paul, Kimpton, Hertfordshire, England
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Parish Church The church has a chancel with N vestry and organ chamber and S chapel, nave with N and S arcades, porch and W tower. The N and S arcades survive from the late 12thc. and there is masonry of this date in the chancel walls. The chancel was extended in the 14thc. and the N and S aisle walls rebuilt. The W tower was built in the 15thc., and the S aisle was widened and a chapel was built along the S side of the chancel at this time. A clerestory was built in the 16thc. In the 19thc. the N aisle was rebuilt, the vestry was enlarged and the organ chamber added. The chancel arch was also rebuilt at this time. The chancel has traces of two 12thc. windows in the E wall flanking a 14thc. window. Late 12thc. (Transitional) sculpture survives on the capitals of the N and S arcades. The building material is knapped flint, The ashlar quoins of the original chancel are visible in the E wall.
- 4. St Mary, King's Walden, Hertfordshire, England
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Parish Church The church has a chancel with attached N vestry, nave with N and S aisles and S porch, and a W tower. The original 11thc. or 12thc. church would have comprised nave and chancel only. The N and S arcades were built at the end of the 12thc. The chancel is 13thc. with later alterations, while the chancel arch is 14thc. as is the W tower which was built in 1380. The clerestory was added in the 15thc. and the aisles were also rebuilt at this time. The vestry is 17thc.
- 5. St Mary, Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England
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Parish Church The church has a chancel with S chapel, nave with N and S aisles, S porch and a W tower. The original late 11thc. - early 12thc. church had chancel, nave and W tower. The N aisle is of mid-12thc. date, the S aisle is 14thc. and the clerestory is 15thc. The chancel was rebuilt in the early 14thc. The S chancel chapel and porch are mid-15thc. There are traces of the original plain, round tower arch above the 13thc. opening to the W tower and 12thc. sculpture is found on the arcades.
- 6. St Leonard, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
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Parish church The church consists of chancel with attached vestry, nave with clerestory, N and S aisles and N and S porches, and W tower. The late 12thc. tower and the W end of the church were restored in 1886-87 by W. White, as were the 15thc. N and S porches. The original clerestory, which had been dismantled in 1786, was also rebuilt at this time. The vestry was added at the beginning of the 20thc.
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