Church Micro 5531...Uppingham Traditional Geocache
Church Micro 5531...Uppingham
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There are remains of the previous Norman church with two sculptured fragments which flank the north doorway depicting Christ's blessing. These were uncovered in the 1860 rebuild and placed there. There are also two more in the North chapel flanking the east window. The medieval font was only reinstated in 2004, the Victorian font is now in the care of Uppingham School. The south aisle has two piscinas a reminder of the presence of many altars (used by various parish guilds), one is half-way down the aisle and 13th century. Now we come to the Victorian rebuild of the church. The restoration and enlargement comprised the demolition of the chancel and the rebuilding of the east end of the church on its present plan, the extension of the nave a bay eastward, the widening of the north aisle 8 ft., the erection of new porches, and the new roofing of the church throughout. In extending the nave the old chancel arch was rebuilt about 15 ft. further east, and the eastern responds of the arcades were also reused. The north wall of the north aisle was rebuilt 'stone for stone,' and the east windows of both aisles were reused in the new east end. The carved angels and stone corbels in the roof also date from this period as does most of the decoration of the church. Between 2002 and 2004 the church underwent considerable repair and reordering. The south-side of the church overlooks a terraced view of churchyard down to the small valley below. It is quite a pretty church and although was virtually rebuilt during the 1860's is worth a visit and further examination. Access is fine and there is parking around the church and in the square and it is open during daylight hours. “If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first at churchmicro@gmail.com so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list”
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