Chimeras - St John the Baptist - Harringworth, Northamptonshire
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N 52° 34.031 W 000° 38.931
30U E 659348 N 5826721
Two chimeras adorn the corners at the east end of St John the Baptist's church, Harringworth.
Waymark Code: WM11KKA
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/07/2019
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Two chimeras adorn the corners at the east end of St John the Baptist's church, Harringworth.
"The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade 1 listed structure, and has a 12th Century Tower, with a 14th Century spire, with carved heads (one with its tongue sticking out!).
The exterior has double-gabled buttresses on the South aisle, and two grotesques at the East end of the Chancel."
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