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large congregation at a very moderate cost, viz., £3,500, or
above £5 15s. per sitting.
St. Crux, Pavement, corner of the Shambles : Perpendicular^
with Decorated pillars ; has nave with lofty clerestory
windows and aisles. The tower of brick, in the Italian style,
was surmounted by a cupola, which, in the year 1872, was
taken down on account of its dangerous condition. The
helmet, sword, and gauntlet of the Earl of Northumberland
hang in the north-east corner of the church. He was
beheaded in 1572 on the Pavement, close to the building,
for sedition. At the east end of the south aisle is a quaint
monument to the memory of Eobert Watter, Knt., twice
Lord Mayor of this city, dated 1610. Attached to an old
wooden lectern by an iron chain is a black letter controversial
book, dated 1566, supposed by many to be an old Bible.
There is one large bell, and a small prayer bell. This
church is now closed, as it is considered to be in an unsafe
condition and unfit for public worship.
St. Cuthbert, Peaseholme-green, is said to be a very
ancient church, and to have been in existence at the time of
the Conquest. There is little, however, in its present appearance
to bear out that supposition. Late Perpendicular^ with
Debased; has nave, with timber roof of one span, western
gallery, and tower, containing two bells. In the windows
are a few specimens of early stained glass.
St. Dennis, Walmgate, consists of chancel only, with side
aisles ; the nave, together with the west end of the church
and spire, having been taken down in 1798. Mixture of
Decorated with Perpendicular^ and a Norman doorway on the
south side. The old painted glass is particularly fine, dating
from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. In the east
window may be seen the patron saint of the church holding
his head in his hands. In the easternmost window of the
south aisle is an organ, blown by a monk with hand bellows.
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, who fell at Towton
field, is interred here. There is a tradition that this church
was originally a Jewish synagogue, or tabernacle. The
tower was taken down and rebuilt, and the fabric repaired
in 1847. More recently still (18T7), an illuminated clock
has been inserted. There are three large bells, one of which
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is cracked.