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Church Street Leominster Herefordshire England
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St Peter and St Paul's Priory Church Leominster is an
historic church founded in medieval times. The most famous feature of
the church is the Ducking Stool to be found inside the church, which is
reputedly the last one used in England. There may well have been earlier
religious houses on the site but the red sandstone church as seen today
is all that remains of the 12th century Benedictine monastery, with
many of the original buildings being destroyed following the Dissolution
of the monasteries. Externally the West doorway has fine examples of
Herefordshire School of Sculpture and there is a selection of carved
headstops to the nave windows and parapets. The headstops have been
added throughout the ages as evidenced by a carved head of Queen
Victoria and indeed, unless I am mistaken, a carved head of the 20th
century politician Aneuryn Bevan. Within the church can be found a 13th
century 'Wheel of Life' wall painting, and copies of Benedictine
manuscripts associated with the Priory are on display.
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