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Beck's Leamington Guide; Which Contains a Description of the Neighbourhood [and] a Directory
Beck's Leamington Guide Which Contains a Description of the Neighbourhood a Directory - and Author:John Beck General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1842 Original Publisher: Beck Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select fro... more »m more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER V. Places Of Religious Worship. The Parish Church -- Episcopal Chapel -- Milverton Episcopal Chapel -- St Mary's Chapel -- Independent Chapel -- Wesleyan Chapel -- St Peter's Chapel -- Mill Street Chapel -- Baptist Chapel. In describing the places of religious worship in the town, we shall adopt priority of erection ; excepting those connected with the establishment, -- which of course claims the first notice. THE PARISH CHURCH. This edifice, which has so often changed its appearance with the progression of the town, has, at length, assumed the form of a structure in the decorated style of English architecture; and, although the many alterations it has undergone, and the enlargements it became necessary to make as the population increased, have considerably detracted from its uniformity, it still, upon the whole, presents a picturesque and pleasing appearance. It is dedicated to All Saints. The time of its foundation is not known, but it is conjectured to have been repaired about the year 1524. It continued till 1800 a simple and rural structure, commensurate to the little circle which then composed the village; but the growing importance of Leamington, and its continual increase of visitors, rendered the Church insufficient for their accommodation. In 1816, (previous to which, it contained but 130 sittings,) a new wing was added, the old walls were repaired, and the church presented a somewhat better appearance ; and, in 1825, alterations on a more extensive scale were effected, in the enclosing of seats, so as to accommodate 278 persons, besides 290 free sitting...« less