The lych gate to the Church of St Peter and St Andrew at Old Windsor
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The lych gate to the Church of St Peter and St Andrew at Old Windsor
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 21 Jun 2011
The church was probably built on the site of the chapel attached to King Edward the Confessor’s hunting lodge. After King John had been obliged to set his seal to Magna Carta in 1215, mercenary French soldiers came through Old Windsor and destroyed the church, which may have been mainly built of wood. The church was rebuilt in 1218. By 1865 restoration was needed and the architect Giles Gilbert Scott carried out an extensive renovation scheme.
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Image Location
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51.462139
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-0.573306