St. Leonard's, Middleton
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There's been a church on the site since Saxon times. The present building is early 16th century, with earlier bits and pieces. A window on the north wall commemorating the archers who died at the battle of Flodden (1513) is reputed to be the world's oldest war memorial.
The wooden spire (1667) is one of only three in the country.
The churchyard was used as a location for the BBC series Life on Mars.
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Date: 2010-09-21 07:40 pm (UTC):)
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Date: 2010-09-21 07:55 pm (UTC)But rather handsome I think.
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Date: 2010-09-23 12:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-23 08:29 am (UTC)The church was substantially rebuilt in the 1540s and the spire was added 120 years later.
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Date: 2010-09-23 12:15 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-09-26 05:43 pm (UTC)I digress... What a wonderful church!!! It looks rather 16th century in character... The wooden spire is wonderful, and quite bizarre!
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Date: 2010-09-26 07:20 pm (UTC)