St Mary's Church, Clifton
Introduction
The photograph on this page of St Mary's Church, Clifton by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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St Mary's Church, Clifton
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 13 Feb 2014
An alternative view to http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1336733 with the sun more fully on the church. The church is mainly 14th century, although the north aisle arcade dates to around 1190, and the south to around 1290. The clerestory was added in the late 14th century and it can be seen in this view that the previous roof line was much steeper; note the change in stonework in the west gable, and the surviving hood mould on the tower face. A further item of note is the cross on the west gable. This is a rare surviving example of a pre-reformation crucifix cross. Listed Grade I. There is a bench mark http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3851854 on the corner buttress of the more modern green-roofed extension to the south aisle.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.907918
Longitude
-1.197186