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Название: Monument, Checkendon SS Peter & Paul at Checkendon is a real gem dating back to Norman times, as witnessed by the surviving apse and herringbone masonry of the flint walls. There are of course later alterations with the 15th century tower and nave windows and roof, but the chancel remains little altered in form. There is further Norman work in the carved capitals of the porch and chancel but the most striking survival inside is the 13th century mural decoration of the apse, retaining complete near-monochrome figures of Christ enthroned flanked by Apostles (Peter & Paul given more prominence in niches). Some of the figures on the south side were doubtless removed when the window was enlarged. There are further mural fragments on the north side of the chancel with a scene of knights on horseback. Nearby are several fine monuments, 15th century brasses (including a unique figure of a soul held aloft by angels) and 17th century and later sculpted wall tablets. In the nave it is the modern glass in three windows that draws the eye, the earliest being engraved glass by Laurence Whistler from 1960, facing a serenely beautiful John Hayward window from 1987. Further west is a more geometric and recent work by Debora Coombs.
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