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inscription and two inscribed scrolls, indents of two shields and figures of children." Further north chancel memorials are to Joseph
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To the west of the north window is a 13th-century arched doorway, above which is a small niche with trefoil head. The south transept is 18.5 feet (5.6 m) east to west, and 19 feet (5.8 m) north to south. It contains on its east side a restored 14th-century window with ogee-headed twin lights and tracery within a square head. The south wall 14th-century window is of ogee-headed twin lights and tracery with an arch surround and hood mould. The south transept has twin-stepped
485:, a William Pratt and a Thomas Turner, broke into Trigg's shop to thieve leather goods. They were confronted by Trigg and his father. Trigg offered defence by disabling Turner, but after a Pratt attempt to shoot Trigg's father with a double-barrelled gun, both father and son made to escape. Pratt, using the words "Now, damn your heart, I will do for you", then shot Trigg in the chest, killing him. A year later Pratt and Turner were captured by the
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leading to the north transept. This chamfered arch was reused when the nave was widened in the 14th century, and is supported by semi-octagonal responds added in the 19th. The nave south wall arch to the south transept is 13th century, chamfered, with square responds. Between this transept arch and east wall is a blocked 15th-century doorway that led to the loft above a former
504:, and would hold the 'office' for the year. Hudson set up in 1901 the 'Guild of St Nicholas' for both boys and girls, this to organize the event and elect the 'bishop'. The event was again revived in 1956-57 and between 1961 and 1966. An equivalent election was for a girl as the 'May Queen', who was accompanied by the Boy Bishop and the vicar to the top of the church tower on
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moulded device, defining three engraved fields, and all with carved pictorial details, the central an angel holding an anchor. An overgrown slab running from the stone contains a similar circular engraved device. The
Griffin stone is chamfered-arch topped with inset floral carving, semi-circular side columns topped with floriate capitals, and
800:. Within the nave against the north wall of the chancel arch is an octagonal oak pulpit with ornamented panelling taken from an earlier 17th-century pulpit. Behind the pulpit on the chancel arch west face is inscribed, in Lomardic capitals, a mason inscription: “Gefrai Limathun” (Geoffrey the Mason). The church octagonal
792:. The part-restored south three-light window is late 15th century, but using some material from the 13th. To the west of the window is the south doorway with moulded arch and hood mould. Between the south door and the tower wall is part of a 12th-century window, blocked, as mirror image to that on the north wall.
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In the north-east corner of the north transept are brass plaques to
William Turnor, died 1473, and his two wives Margery and Margaret. A brick tomb is also to William Turnor with the "figures of man in fur-edged gown, with belt and bag, and of two women in belted dresses and veiled head-dresses, with
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whom she married after being a widow for 35 years. Her epitaph is: "She was worthily in Great
Reputation for piety and zeal in the Reformed Religion for Exemplary Vertue in the Relations of wife and Mother and for Generous Hospitality Bounty and Charity to the full Extent of her Estate. In her Death
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Attached between the nave and chancel are north and south transepts. The north transept is 18.5 feet (5.6 m) east to west, and 15.5 feet (4.7 m) north to south. It has a 19th-century window of three lights below tracery on both the east and north walls, both within a 14th-century opening.
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where there is added bands of black, white and brown. The chancel east window is part of the 19th-century restoration, but with the use of a c. 1270 capital detail. The c. 1270 chamfered rebated chancel arch has a hood mould finished with human head label stops on both chancel and nave sides.
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style. A hood mould joins a 19th-century horizontal cill band, which runs across the wall face and continues in stepped fashion across east wall corner twin-stepped angle buttresses, and around the north and south chancel walls. The north and south chancel windows are of the same style, but of two
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Chancel is 24 feet (7 m) east to west, and 17 feet (5 m) north to south. The east chancel window, part of the 1868 restoration, is of three lights, the centre light running to the chamfered window arch, the outer lights running to the window arch spring. The mullions have three part
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The nave is 13th century in origin, but was rebuilt in the 14th. At the west of the north wall is part of a 12th-century window, now blocked and not visible outside, abutted to the tower wall. The north wall window is 19th century within a 14th-century opening. At the east of the nave is an arch
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The north transept (or Priory End) windows, east and north, are 19th century but within 14th-century openings. The trussed roof is possibly 16th century with tie beam support added in the 19th. The south transept (or Hall End) east and south windows are 14th century although partly restored. The
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Further churchyard grave markers are to the murdered parish constable Henry Trigg; to Thomas Beard (died 1800?); and to Mary Ann
Griffin (died 1899 aged 34), wife of Lewis Phillips of Berden Hall. The Beard stone contains a serpentine moulding at each side of the top meeting a central circular
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The nave is approximately 44.5 feet (14 m) east to west and 20 feet (6 m) north to south. The north side contains a 19th-century window with arched lancets and a twin-stepped angle buttress. Running off the nave south side is the 1868 porch, with door set within a deeply rounded arch
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The church's 15th-century three-stage tower is of Gothic
Perpendicular style. Of approximately 12 feet (4 m) square in footprint, the bottom stage contains a door and window on its west face. The restored 15th-century door, faced with decorative hinges, is set within a
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framing. Both transepts are separated from the nave by c. 20th-century panels and doors rising part way to the top of the arches. The north transept is solid panelling; the south with clear glazed doors to its full width. The north transept is today used as the church
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Set within the arch is a further chamfered arch supported by responds—half-piers attached to walls supporting an arch—of semi-circular columns with flat-face faceted moulded bases, and foliate capitals that have been part-restored. A 19th-century-added arched
998:, who was churchwarden of the parish from 1946 to 1961. On the nave north wall is a tablet to Rev Herbert Hudson next to his cross and staff for the 'Boy Bishop' miracle play that he revived. Also on the north wall is a brass plaque to a 33-year-old corporal of the
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is on each side of the chancel arch, each with a chamfered rebate as part of the arch. Set above each squint on the chancel side is a gable as moulding with, at its spring and point, a carved foliated detail. Within the chancel is a 14th-century
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window rebated within an arch, possibly 15th-century. Above the apex of the window opening is a small round stone with a carved diagonal cross inset. On the south face is a c. 2000 tower clock; circular, convex, and with gold numerals. The
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At the west of the nave within the tower arch is the 1780 church organ with part of a 15th-century three-panelled screen set in front as part of the organist's chair—this screen may have come from neighbouring
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runs almost to the height of the first stage at the nave ends of the north and south sides—English
Heritage states there are no tower buttresses. From the bases of the buttresses is a simple moulded
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with worn basin within a pointed recess. Immediately to the east of the porch is three-light flat-arched window with cinquefoil heads, dated to the 15th century with reused 13th-century material.
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combined as a one slab memorial next the altar at the north-east corner of the chancel is to An
Thompson—the wife of Thomas Thompson—who died in childbirth, aged 31, on 25 July 1607,
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was carried out at a cost of ÂŁ2000. Before the 1868 restoration the church was recorded as containing a north and a south aisle, and a tower of four bells; and in 1818 as containing five bells.
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from the 13th, and the tower from the 15th. The chancel was rebuilt in part, and the church restored, in the 19th century at which time a south porch was added. A complete 1868
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circular shafts as dressing sitting on moulded bases, topped with floriated capitals. Above the two outer lights are quatrefoil rosettes set within fields of
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sits at the west of the nave central to the tower arch, and is plain and painted white, with a plain octagonal wood cover on which sits a floral display.
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at the beginning of the 19th century, and ran a shoe shop adjacent to Berden Hall in the village. On the night of 25 March 1814 two men from
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trefoiled head arches within a rectilinear frame. The porch roof is steeply pitched and surmounted by a cross of
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2014:, Issue 13 Futures Spring 2004, Cabinetmagazine.org. Retrieved 24 May 2014
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1815 – George Rix BA Trinity College, Cambridge (stipendiary curate)
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arch topped by a rectilinear enclosure; between this and the arch are
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Also in the chancel, high on the south wall, is a marble and
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2027:, The Recorders of Uttlesford History. Retrieved 27 May 2014
1975:, The Recorders of Uttlesford History. Retrieved 24 May 2014
1870:, The Recorders of Uttlesford History. Retrieved 24 May 2014
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Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
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The benefice of Berden united with that of Manuden in 1961
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and painted white throughout. All windows are glazed with
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and a tower dated to the 15th century. It underwent major
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to the side and a plinth below. Below the plinth is an
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and an oval marble inset. Above the inscription is an
1787:, silent video (Itnsource.com). Retrieved 24 May 2014
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1694-1698 – Joseph Haswell or Hagewell (curate)
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and grocer. Their son, Thomas Westrow, was an MP for
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recorded and screened Berden's Boy Bishop ceremony.
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1324:1943 – Wilfred Reese-Wright MSc, PhD (vicar)
949:, died 1598. The inscription plaque is set within
1996:"Thomas Westrow - Parliamentarian soldier and MP"
1097:, church commemorative plaques and listings, and
2062:Church of England church buildings in Uttlesford
1557:"Church of St Nicholas (Grade I) (1170264)"
918:. Mary Scott's second marriage, in 1630, was to
755:15th-century south transept roof trussing is of
2025:"Berden - People in the History of St Nicholas"
1717:(1818), Vol 1. p.108; (reprint Ulan Press 2012)
1998:, The Twickenham Museum. Retrieved 24 May 2014
1597:, The Church of England. Retrieved 24 May 2014
1189:1574 – Godfrey Clarke (perpetual curate)
523:Grade I building listing on 21 February 1967.
1327:1949-1954 – Christopher Candler (vicar)
1013:Gravestone to Mary Ann Griffin of Berden Hall
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1845:, St. Nicholas Center. Retrieved May 2014
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630:-headed arch. Above the lights is panel
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1728:"The Slaying of Parish Constable Trigg"
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1333:1960 – Bernard A Whitford (vicar)
1321:1938 – Patrick McLaughlin (vicar)
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1868:"Boy Bishops and May Queens in Berden"
1330:1955 – Robert G Rickells (vicar)
1304:1875 – William Johnstone (vicar)
1202:1611 – Nathaniel Morris (curate)
1186:1561 – John Yres (curate/reader)
1128:1438 – Samuel Richardson (vicar)
1119:1407 – William Wilflete (rector)
1000:48th Gordon Highlanders, 1st Canadians
981:became an influential treatise on the
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489:, sentenced to death, and sent to the
395:dates from the 12th century, with the
1882:, Foect.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2014
1771:, silent video. Retrieved 24 May 2014
1672:"Saint Nicholas Berden Parish Church"
1652:Research records (formerly PastScape)
1344:1976 – Paul R Masterson (vicar)
1281:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
852:Chancel memorial brass to An Thompson
814:Church plate includes a 17th-century
430:Berden priests were appointed by the
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1350:2017? – Margaret Davis (vicar)
1341:1973 – John Gutteridge (vicar)
1110:1325 – John de Askeby (rector)
1224:1689 – Benjamin Long (curate)
1146:1495 – Robert Sherwyn (vicar)
1113:1333 – Henry Saleman (rector)
914:, and was a militia captain in the
1689:, Kelly & Co. (1874), pp.20-21
1562:National Heritage List for England
1298:1846 – Charles Cooke (vicar)
1252:1753-1785 – Paul Wright BA,
1143:1474 – Robert Milver (vicar)
1137:1464 – Richard Baker (vicar)
1125:1429 – Thomas Bolton (vicar)
1122:1428 – Thomas Foster (vicar)
717:The church walls and ceilings are
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1715:Excursions in the County of Essex
1309:St Catharine's College, Cambridge
1134:1454 – Thomas Taure (vicar)
1131:1438 – John Boteler (vicar)
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40:The Parish Church of St Nicholas
1704:, Kelly & Co. (1855), p.13
1279:1810 – Thomas Dalton MA,
1071:Speaker of the House of Commons
750:Chancel arch with squint niches
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2067:Gothic architecture in England
1781:"Boy bishop elected in Berden"
1702:Post Office Directory of Essex
1687:Post Office Directory of Essex
1648:"St Nicholas Church (370296)"
1441:Church organ within tower arch
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1583:"St. Mary the Virgin Manuden"
1237:1731 – Peter Selby MA,
1081:List of priests, and parish
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2046:St Nicholas' Church, Berden
1753:"The Murder of Henry Trigg"
1179:1554 – Luke Pestell (
975:Christ's College, Cambridge
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