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Danbury - St John the Baptist - Pews

The unusual carved wooden creatures gracing the ornate pew-ends are very good Victorian copies in the style of the three remaining fifteenth-century pews by the nave entrance. The pews are arranged right across the nave and north and south aisles and create the impression of a forest of poppyhead pew ends. All sorts of animals are represented - mythological and real. In the alcoves are three effigies of crusader knights. They belonged to members of the St Clere family, who controlled the manor of Danbury during the thirteenth century. At first glance the 3 effigies appear to be carved from stone, but are in fact hollow oak
Danbury - St John the Baptist - Pews