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north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:37:51 +0000

the church is mostly c14, though restored of course c.1860 when the vestry was added. next to the aisle is one of those dismal ugly modern extensions that so many home counties churches seem to favour. the church is open daily, even on christmas day, and is well worth checking out for its tombs

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:37:23 +0000

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c14 reticulated tracery in the north aisle

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:36:51 +0000

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north aisle c.1330, tower c.1450 except for its west door. the thing like a bus shelter to the left is the horrible modern loo block and meeting hall; why they build these things instead of putting decent heating into the church is beyond me.

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:36:23 +0000

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north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:35:56 +0000

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tomb of samuel robert gaussen, 1821 and family, next to the chancel

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:35:21 +0000

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tower c.1450 except for its west doorway, a totally renewed version of a c14 doorway with good victorian ironwork. the window above is basically c14 too, though its c15 surround shows that it and the doorway must have been reused from the original west wall.

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:35:03 +0000

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new tower gargoyle, rather a good one too, modern and singular. when such figures have become shapeless lumps I'd say it's always a good idea to replace them , especially if something as excellent as this is the result.

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:34:28 +0000

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the c14 west doorway looks to have been recently replaced with this copy. I don't know what state the original was in, so am unable to judge the need for such a drastic measure. regardless, the replacement has been well carved, and the c19 ironwork on the doors is great. my main concern with both the ironwork and the stone is that it is all craft and no art; it lacks individuality and soul, and slick perfection is no equal to something that comes from the heart.

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:34:07 +0000

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sun dial bearing the date 1584, and the name of the c16 curate, henry peacham. currently on a brick buttress, this was moved from around the south doorway when the porch was built c.1859.

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:32:43 +0000

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tomb of arabella kemble, 1820 and husband thomas 1821, beside the victorian porch

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:32:04 +0000

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coningsby rebus rabbits in the heraldic glass of c.1610

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:31:07 +0000

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coningsby rebus rabbits in the early c17 heraldic glass

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nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:30:40 +0000

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coningsby rebus rabbits amongst the c17 heraldic glass; the frowyke chevron and leopards' heads and the ferebie goats refer to alliances of the earlier part of the c16, there is no sign of the more important boteler link, and I don't know why the whitgift cross or troutbeck fish are shown. I think this is glass of about 1610, but an ordinary of arms of the time would help to clarify this

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:30:10 +0000

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coningsby rebus rabbits amongst the c17 heraldic glass, showing alliances with shackerly and button, on left, and with saloway and alman on the right. the button alliance dates from c.1610 and the coningsby family lost the estate for all practical purposes c.1640, though they didn't sell up for another 15 years; so the glass must fall between 1610-40.

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:29:35 +0000

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coningsby rebus rabbits amongst the c17 heraldic glass

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:28:37 +0000

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coningsby rebus rabbits amongst the early c17 heraldic glass, with alliances to badlesmere and thursby on the left, hawering ( ? looks like bardolf to me, though no obvious link with either bardolf nor havering exist to my knowledge )and de lee on the right. the de lee alliance dates from c.1560, but the only link with the badlesmere family seems to be from the thirteenth century ! the glass probably dates from between 1610 and 1640, though I can find no reason for many of the links given, perhaps some are in the distant past.

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nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:28:01 +0000

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john the baptist and other fragments in c15 glass. his posture is unusually original.

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:27:45 +0000

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splendidly turbaned head amongst the fragments of c15 glass

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:27:13 +0000

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john the baptist in c15 glass, wearing camel skin robes and holding a lamb of god

north mymms church, hertfordshire

nobody@ipernity.com (Stiffleaf) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:26:53 +0000

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poorly positioned god the father c15 glass