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St Peter's, Molesworth
The church of St Peter is glorious! Just a basic chancel, nave, west tower and south porch. No north or south aisles, and a tower so short that it looks to be around the same height as the chancel! There was no mention of a church here at the time of the Domesday Survey of 1086. There are a few preserved stones from the 12th century though, see picture below second down on the right, which indicate a stone building being here at that time. The chancel itself dates from around 1275. The nave was rebuilt towards the end of the 15th century, with the west tower being added early in the 16th century.   There was considerable restoration work here in the years 1884 and 1885, and the south porch was rebuilt in 1890, replacing a basic earlier structure. This porch has a niche which contains an effigy of St Peter, who is holding the keys to the kingdon of Heaven.   Three bells hang here. - Ken Ince (photographer)

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An England picture tour created by Ken Ince, photo by Ken Ince
Photographer: © Ken Ince (Gallery)(23rd April 2015)
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St Peter's, Molesworth

The church of St Peter is glorious! Just a basic chancel, nave, west tower and south porch. No north or south aisles, and a tower so short that it looks to be around the same height as the chancel! There was no mention of a church here at the time of the Domesday Survey of 1086. There are a few preserved stones from the 12th century though, see picture below second down on the right, which indicate a stone building being here at that time. The chancel itself dates from around 1275. The nave was rebuilt towards the end of the 15th century, with the west tower being added early in the 16th century.   There was considerable restoration work here in the years 1884 and 1885, and the south porch was rebuilt in 1890, replacing a basic earlier structure. This porch has a niche which contains an effigy of St Peter, who is holding the keys to the kingdon of Heaven.   Three bells hang here.

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Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 70D
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 10 mm, Aperture: f 9.9, ISO: 100, Exposure time: 1/160 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: April 22, 2015, 12:56 pm

ImageID:1196078, Image size: 5472 x 3092 pixels

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