Birkin Building passageway ? plaque and Norman window
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Birkin Building passageway ? plaque and Norman window by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Birkin Building passageway ? plaque and Norman window
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 1 Apr 2019
The plaque represents the arms of the Plumtre family; Plumtre House was demolished in 1853 to make way for the new building, and the presumption is that the plaque came from the house. The 12th century window is reputed to have come from the old St Mary's Church. This was demolished c.1400 when the present church was built, so it is interesting to speculate how it survived the 450 years between. It seems likely that it had been incorporated into the Plumtre property.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.95159
Longitude
-1.143242