St Catherine's Church, Sacombe, Herts
It was still a blistering hot evening and I was physically wilting when I approached St. Catherine's Church at Sacombe, near Little Munden in Herts. The church was locked (it was late) but a recent sign suggests it is open day times.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157629894853790/ to see the full set.
Wikipedia says about Sacombe:
"There appears to have been a church in the parish in 1086, which may have been dedicated to St Mary. The present Anglican Church of St Catherine is largely 14th Century, but was restored in 1855/56. The building is faced with knapped flint and has a four-stage tower. It is a Grade II* listed building. The parish of Sacombe is the smallest in the Diocese of St Albans, and forms part of the benefice of Standon and The Mundens with Sacombe, with worship shared between St Catherine's and churches at Little Munden and Standon."
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From British History Online:
"The church of St Catherine stands on high ground in the middle of the parish. The walls are faced with flint and the roofs are tiled. The church consists of a chancel, nave, north vestry and south tower. The original plan of the 14th-century church was the same as that of the present building, and the chancel and nave are of that date. The tower was rebuilt in 1855–6, and the north vestry was added at the same time, when the whole church was restored, faced with flint and re-roofed. A great part of the stonework of this church was brought from the demolished church of Thundridge.
All the doors and windows of the chancel and nave are modern. They have two-centred heads, the east and west windows being of three and the north and south windows of two lights with 'decorated' tracery. The responds of the chancel arch are of the 14th century with wave mouldings on both sides. The sub-arches are also original. In the chancel is a piscina with a modern recess, with a cinquefoiled ogee head and a sexfoiled bowl, probably of the 14th century".
St Catherine's Church, Sacombe, Herts
It was still a blistering hot evening and I was physically wilting when I approached St. Catherine's Church at Sacombe, near Little Munden in Herts. The church was locked (it was late) but a recent sign suggests it is open day times.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157629894853790/ to see the full set.
Wikipedia says about Sacombe:
"There appears to have been a church in the parish in 1086, which may have been dedicated to St Mary. The present Anglican Church of St Catherine is largely 14th Century, but was restored in 1855/56. The building is faced with knapped flint and has a four-stage tower. It is a Grade II* listed building. The parish of Sacombe is the smallest in the Diocese of St Albans, and forms part of the benefice of Standon and The Mundens with Sacombe, with worship shared between St Catherine's and churches at Little Munden and Standon."
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From British History Online:
"The church of St Catherine stands on high ground in the middle of the parish. The walls are faced with flint and the roofs are tiled. The church consists of a chancel, nave, north vestry and south tower. The original plan of the 14th-century church was the same as that of the present building, and the chancel and nave are of that date. The tower was rebuilt in 1855–6, and the north vestry was added at the same time, when the whole church was restored, faced with flint and re-roofed. A great part of the stonework of this church was brought from the demolished church of Thundridge.
All the doors and windows of the chancel and nave are modern. They have two-centred heads, the east and west windows being of three and the north and south windows of two lights with 'decorated' tracery. The responds of the chancel arch are of the 14th century with wave mouldings on both sides. The sub-arches are also original. In the chancel is a piscina with a modern recess, with a cinquefoiled ogee head and a sexfoiled bowl, probably of the 14th century".