Altar Stone - St James - Jacobstow, Cornwall
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N 50° 44.047 W 004° 33.280
30U E 390290 N 5621411
An ancient altar stone in the south aisle chapel of St James' church, Jacobstow.
Waymark Code: WMZCTN
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/21/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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"An ancient altar stone is in the south aisle chapel. This was the main altar stone up to about 1550 in the reign of Edward VI when the Church of England was becoming more Protestant and an act required that all altar stones should be removed. This one then became a footbridge over the nearby stream but it was found and moved back to the churchyard as a seat in the 1800s and subsequently installed in the south aisle chapel in 1972. The nails that form the cross on the base of the altar are 15th century and were saved from roof restoration work in 1970."

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