. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE spandrels ; the labels have stops carved with angels holding shields. On the west side of the doorway are the remains or a stoup. Under the communion table in the north chape] is an old stone altar slab, discovered on the site of the former church of St. Mary the Great in 1888 ; the slab measures 3 ft. $ in. by 2 ft. 2 in. and is about 5 in. thick. It bears rive incised crosses, and in the centre is a rectangular cavity about 3 in. by 2 in. and 1J in. deep, probably to contain relics. The communion ta
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE spandrels ; the labels have stops carved with angels holding shields. On the west side of the doorway are the remains or a stoup. Under the communion table in the north chape] is an old stone altar slab, discovered on the site of the former church of St. Mary the Great in 1888 ; the slab measures 3 ft. $ in. by 2 ft. 2 in. and is about 5 in. thick. It bears rive incised crosses, and in the centre is a rectangular cavity about 3 in. by 2 in. and 1J in. deep, probably to contain relics. The communion table in the chape! has twisted legs and may be late 17th-century work. On the nave floor is a brass inscription to Bridget Whitgifte, wife of Robert Collingwood, one of the sons of Sir Cuthbert Collingwood, kt., i6tO. There is a floor slab to Arthur Sparke, 1665, with arms. The church of ALL SJINTS was erected in 189; on the lite of the former church, which was burnt down in 1891; it consists of chancel, north organ chamber and vestry, south chapel, nave with aisles, north transept and west tower. It is built of squared Runcorn sandstone and has a tiled roof. The old church consisted of chancel, nave, north and sooth aisles, north and south transepts, and west The only fittings which escaped destruction were two brasses, now placed in the modern church. In the north transept are the feet only of a man's figure and inscription in Norman French to John Hunger, master cook to (Catherine wife of Henry V, 1 + 35; tAC other is an inscription only to Thomas Boole, ' St. Jomm' There is a ring of eight bells : the first, second and fourth of 1781, the fifth and eighth of 1797, and the sixth and seventh of 1793, are all by John Briant of Hertford ; the third is by Mean & Stainbank, 1876. There is an early Spanish chalice and a paten given by Canon Wigrim in 1S79, and an 18th-century chalice and paten given by Butler in 1880. The registers previous to 1812 ar
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