GCSE Coursework: History Around Us - eRiding

History Around Us – The deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy4.3.4 Investigating Changes to the Church WallsType your text here.Type your text here.Type your text here.St Martin’s underwent a number of changes during its 900 year history and many of this can been seenwhen making a careful examination of the interior walls. The photograph above shows some of thechanges that were made when the interior was remodelled in the 15 th and 16 th centuries. The pictureabove shows evidence of the arcading that was added to the church in the 15 th century and the blockingof the arcades that took place in the 16 th century.Was this change typical of what was happening in English churches during the 16 th century or were thechanges made for purely local reasons?11© eRiding 2004