Monumental ANGLO SAXON church in Yorkshire - MARTYRS & MURALS - St John the Baptist, Kirk Hammerton

Said to be the MOST COMPLETE ANGLO SAXON CHURCH in Yorkshire, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S in KIRK HAMMERTON is constructed from monumental blocks of reused ROMAN masonry from the nearby settlement of EBORACUM (YORK).

Formerly dedicated to the early Christian Martyr SAINT QUENTIN, the church interior was redecorated in the Victorian period in the PRE-RAPHAELITE style, with murals of local Saints and early Christian female martyrs - Agnes, Agatha, Cecilia, Lucia and more.

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00:00 Intro
01:13 Anglo Saxon fabric, Roman stone
02:52 Anglo Saxon Tower
03:57 Hammerton
04:42 St. Quentin & the Martyrs
05:35 Interior, Anglo Saxon chancel & nave
07:00 The Lady Chapel / Anglo Saxon Chancel
08:01 Reredos & Dutch Panels
08:57 Virgin Mary
09:27 Female Martyrs
10:19 Nave & Murals
11:54 Chancel Murals
13:12 Charles Kempe Stained Glass
13:43 Chancel wall Murals
14:12 Outro

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