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Church of St James, Egerton
St Jamesʼ church has Norman roots, originally as a daughter-church to Charing. Although it is not quite old enough to be in the Domesday Book, it did make a listing in the Domesday Monachorum, the later annex added by monks.
The church tower is over 100ft high and can be seen for many miles, hence it has a beacon tower. This was used to warn of invasion and is one in a chain of churches with that function.
There is a fine display of Darell monuments on the north side of the church in memory of Sir John Darell (1435 – 1509). These were originally in the church of Little Chart: St Mary that was bombed in 1944, and then placed during the 1950’s in Little Chart’s new church. Egerton church also boasts a splendid chandelier made in 1699 and donated to Egerton in 1856.
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The church tower is over 100ft high and can be seen for many miles, hence it has a beacon tower. This was used to warn of invasion and is one in a chain of churches with that function.
There is a fine display of Darell monuments on the north side of the church in memory of Sir John Darell (1435 – 1509). These were originally in the church of Little Chart: St Mary that was bombed in 1944, and then placed during the 1950’s in Little Chart’s new church. Egerton church also boasts a splendid chandelier made in 1699 and donated to Egerton in 1856.
Grade I listed. Link
by N Chadwick
Created: Mon, 1 Mar 2021, Updated: Mon, 1 Mar 2021
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