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Chignal Smealy - St Nicholas Interior

This unusual Tudor brick church was originally plastered internally, but the plaster was removed as part of a restoriation in 1894. There was a further restoration in 1904 when the brick porch was re-built, and plasterwork was removed from the Tudor brick font. The elaborately carved altar came from a closed church at Chignal St James nearby where it had served as a WWI memorial. The chancel screen is also 16th century. The overall effect is plain and unadorned, yet warm and pleasing.
Chignal Smealy - St Nicholas Interior