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stained glass. On the north wall of the chancel are the remains of a brass memorial to the memory of Sir Bryan and his wife. They were stolen from the church in about 1850, and following their recovery they were remounted in the church in 1886. There are three bells, one of which commemorates
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stem and an octagonal base. The Easter
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