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St Peters Church Langton Leicestershire |
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St Peters Church Lane Church Langton Leicestershire LE16 7FZ
Usually open during daylight hours or if not keyholder listed in porch
Parking on the roadside adjacent to the entrance |
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MAIN FEATURES OF INTEREST |
PERSONAL NOTES |
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Ø Norman carving of a male figure Ø Marble reredos with the last supper as a theme Ø Wall
hanging from the 17th century Ø Stone font dates 1662 Ø Four seat carved stone sedilia Ø Old wooden Aumbry with original wooden doors Ø Finely carved wooden eagle lecturn Ø Piscina on outer north wall of the chancel |
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HISTORY |
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IMAGES |
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This wooden panel
sits on the South wall of the chancel. I think the date is 1632 but the
numbers aren’t clear. Note the small skull on the left side of the panel and
the angel at the bottom. |
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Ancient wooden Aumbry with a wonderful patina More Aumbrys HERE |
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Wooden eagle lecturn. The detail in the feathers of this carving is superb. More Lecturns HERE |
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On the back of the font is carved the letters TC WC
1662 |
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Detail from one of the many stained glass windows featuring a skull. More skulls HERE |
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Three seat sedilia on the south side of the chancel. Completely
carved from stone, note the smaller alcove which is a piscina at the east end
(Left of the image) More Piscinas HERE |
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Impressive pipe
organ with golden pipework and detailed hardwood case. More organs HERE |
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Heavy snowfall over
the winter of 2010/2011 males for a nice Christmas card image of the church |
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View looking east
through the nave towards the chancel and rood screen |
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Lower at the sides
of the alter damp is slowly damaging one of the carved marble floral panels |
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Two views of the marble reredos featuring
the Last Supper. The image is based on the famous painting by Michaelangelo |
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Mouse eye view
looking up towards the wooden ceiling over the nave. This was taken with a
10.5mm fish eye lens which allowed all the ceiling to be included in the
image. |
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Wooden font cover
which is raised above the font by a chain which is attached to a
counterbalance |
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This interesting
stone shelf featuring four faces can be found on the East wall of the north
Aisle. |
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This piscina on the
outer north wall of the chancel suggests that there was probably once a north
chapel in this position. More Piscinas HERE |
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Detail from one of
the stained glass windows featuring Jesus wearing the crown of thorns. More Stained Glass
Faces HERE |
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LINKS & REFERENCES |
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