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There was here a curious endowment, for a man who
should nightly ring the curfew bell. It was founded by Richard Townley,
who in his will, dated 1525, left a house and garden, in Ickham, for the
curfew ringer. A bequest of 6s. 8d. left by "Jaffary Led's
window" was the subject of a "presentment" made in 1511
at Archbishop Warham's visitation. John Beke, of Well, was therein
charged with wrongfully retaining the bequest.
To increase the number of sermons in this church, Richard
Denne, in 1616, by his will left a house and lands in Ickham; out of the
rent of which £1 was to be given, for two additional sermons every
year. He directed that the residue of the rent should be distributed
among the poor people present, after the sermon was finished.
In the rectory house, which was much altered by the Rev. J.
A. Wright, a portion of the ancient building still remains. This portion
is built of stone, in two storeys. The lower room, which is large, and
is now used as a kitchen, has an early Tudor window of good design with
shafted mullions, and in its ceiling, many well-moulded beams; probably
of the time of Henry VII. The upper room has a window of still earlier
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INTERIOR MEASUREMENTS OF THE CHURCH.
(COMMUNICATED BY THE REV. E. GILDER.)
Length of Church (including Chancel and Tower)
Length of
Chancel
Length of Nave (including
Tower)
Width of Nave (including its
Aisles)
Width of North
Aisle
Width of South
Aisle
Height of Chancel (to the wall
plate)
Height of the Chancel
Arch
North Transept—
From North to
South
From East to
West
South Transept—
From North to
South
From East to
West
Height of
Tower |
ft. in
126 9
42 10
83 11
39 9
8 7
7 10
19 6
24 0
21 8
15 2
19 8
16 8
58 0
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