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Inside St. Sampson, Cricklade

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St. Sampson's church is a very pleasing building to visit. There is so much to see - beautiful stained glass windows, corbels, the tower and much more. A small guide/history leaflet is available inside the church which will help point out interesting features. The people we spoke to on our three visits to the church were very welcoming and helpful to us, and very enthusiastic about their church! They are rightly pleased with their efforts of raising money for essential repair work to the building - Ł32,000 has been spent in the last two years alone - quite an achievement for a small town.

Fundraising is an on-going task, just as the repair and maintenance of the building is. The Four Spires Appeal would be pleased to receive any donations you may wish to give, see: http://www.brightsparks.co.uk/Church/4Spires.htm

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Inside Photographs taken February 2001

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Detail on the reredos
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[On rail in Sanctuary]
In memory of Phyllis Isabelle ANDREWS
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[Gift of Martha PLEYDELL, 1733]
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Looking back from the Altar
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In memory of H. W. John CUSS
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Tiles on Sanctuary floor
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Tiles on Chancel floor
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Lectern
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Lectern
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Detail on Lectern
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Pulpit
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In memory of Claude Arthur HOLBROOKE
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Font
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Carving near the base of the Font
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Part of the ornate cover [the history leaflet available at the church states that in 1236 the Bishop of Canterbury ordered fonts to be covered so that the holy water would not be stolen by superstitious people]
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