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Holy Cross Church, Bearstead
Holy Cross Church, Bearstead - by Paul V. A. Johnson ©
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Holy Cross Church, Bearstead

Holy Cross Church is located on Church Lane to the south of the green. A fair used to be held here on Holy Cross Day, an ancient festival traced back to 335 AD when the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was dedicated in Jerusalem. The dedication to Holy Cross appears to have been a relatively popular one for pre-Conquest foundations. It is a Grade I listed building. Its stone arch is partially Saxon, embedded with later work. On three corners of the tower are stone beasts. Many books on Kent describe the animals on the tower as bears, and say these represent the name of the village.
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Photographer: © Paul V. A. Johnson (Gallery)Premier Member! Click for more info..(14th November 2018)

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Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 14 mm, Aperture: f 4.5, ISO: 4000, Exposure time: 1/80 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: -1 EV
Date/Time Creation: November 13, 2018, 4:02 pm
ImageID:1209332, Image size: 7170 x 5366 pixels

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