Tuesday 27 May 2014

ST LAWRENCE CHURCH -- EYAM.

The church is in the centre of the village and has many relics of the plague, including Mompesson`s Chair, Gravestones of plague victims and the Parish Register recording the deaths. The register records 273 deaths from the  plague out of 350 residents of Eyam. The church has two Norman Columns and may be built on Saxon foundations, but dates mostly from the 13th and 14th centuries. Unfortunately we could not take photographs inside this lovely church as it is forbidden.


Entrance to the churchyard.
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Sundial built by William Shaw and dated 1775.
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Anglo Saxon Cross dated to the 8th century, initially it was located at the side of a cart track near Eyam. It is grade 1 listed and a scheduled ancient monument. It is believed that the cross originally lay on a moor outside the village and was later moved to the churchyard. It is covered in complex carvings which are a mixture of Pagan and Christian symbols.

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Came across these carved stones in the churchyard, but I do not know what they actually are.

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  1. Unknown31 May 2014 at 14:02

    Those stones in the last photo are intriguing, for sure. And, that sundial is very, very nice! It's a shame they would not let you take photos inside, but I am sure they have very good reasons for that. 273 out of 350 died out of that one village. That's a danged shame that the mortality rate was that high. Great photos, my friend. I do keep going back and looking at that last photo. Kinda of like a clue to an investigation. Who will solve it???

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