St John the Baptist

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The nave looks medieval, but it conceals a more complex story of decay and restoration. It looked very different 200 years ago.

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Dark north aisles were often associated with the dead, and funeral monuments were often put up here. The external door was sometimes known as the coffin door, as it led out into the churchyard.

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In medieval times, a chantry chapel was a private chapel paid for by a rich family as a place of burial and prayers for those who had died.

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The chancel was the most holy part of the medieval church. It was reserved for the priest and choir and separated from the nave by an elaborate rood screen.