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St Mary's Church, Bampton
St Mary's is awesome, and one of the most interesting churches I have visited for some time. Cruciform with a tall central tower and spire, and in the corners instead of pinnacles are statues of the Evangelists (one replaced c1990 after the original St John was blown down in a storm in 1989 - it is inside the church in the north aisle and is very weathered). In the NW angle (and best viwed from outside the north aisle) is a large seperate square stair turret rising well above the roofline and of considerable antiquity - Saxon likely. Ornate west portal, with ballflower and rosette decoration and two image niches in the shallow splays of the side walls. (Commentary provided by Phil Draper) |
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