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St. Benedict’s Chapel at Bonham, Stourton. This was a Roman Catholic chapel until 1946. It is now part of a private house.
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A modern view of Mere Parish Church interior. The pews are very fine mid-17th-century work and they are now all furnished with excellent, locally-made hassocks.
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Repairing the S.W. pinnacle of Mere Parish Church tower in 1979. The pinnacle was struck by lightning in 1977.
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The north porch of Mere Parish Church. In the alcove above the door is a statue of St. Michael which may date from the 14th century.
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The former Congregational Church in Mere, built in 1852. It was later used by Mere Junior School, then as a furniture depository and now as a warehouse.
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An early 20th-century view of the north aisle in Mere Parish Church showing the font by the North door and a balcony on which there are shields bearing coats of arms relating to the various alliances of the Stourton family.
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The tiny former Congregational Chapel at Huntingford, near Gillingham. For many years after it closed as a place of worship it was used as a store by a local farmer. It is now refurbished and used as a holiday cottage.
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St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Pettridge Lane, Mere. It was converted from a Nissen hut and opened in 1946.
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The south porch of Mere Parish Church in about 1897. Soon after this picture was taken a niche was made above the doorway.
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An interior view of Mere Parish Church c.1897. Note that there was then no gallery above the 15th-century screen.
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The font in Mere Parish Church when it stood by the west door. The date of its removal to its present position in the south aisle is unknown.
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Formerly the Congregational Chapel, now the United Reformed Church, in Boar Street, Mere. It was built in 1868.
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The 15th - century screen in Mere Church, looking west. The gallery above the screen was added in the 19th century.