Church gate - Princetown

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Church gate - Princetown

Image: © Sarah Smith Taken: 14 Dec 2010

The gate to St Michael and All Angels, the only church to have been built by prisoners of war in this country. The prisoners in 1813 were French and American from the newly built prison. The decorative ironwork over the gate is very much in the French style.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.546295
Longitude
-3.996248