St Dunstan's, Mayfield was founded in 960 CE by St Dunstan is also a village in Northumberland, and a lake in New Zealand Dunstan shoeing the Devils hoof, as illustrated by George Cruikshank Dunstan ( 909– May 19, 988) was an Archbishop of Canterbury ( 961– 980) who was later canonized as a saint. He gained fame for the... Dunstan, who was then Archibishop of Canterbury. It is reported as being originally a log church which lasted until it was replaced by a stone structire in the twelfth century by the This article talks about the Norman people. There is also a city named Norman, Oklahoma in the United States. The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were Scandinavian invaders (especially Danish Vikings) who began to occupy the northern area of France now known as Normandy in the latter... Normans. In 1389 this church was virtually destroyed by fire. Only the tower, the A lancet is a medical instrument, similar to a scalpel but with a double-edged blade. A lancet, also called Amphioxus, is a primitive member of the Phylum Chordata in Subphylum Cephalochordata. It superficially resembles a small fish in the shape of the medical instrument (above). They are frequently found... lancet window in the west wall and the base of the north In a modern church an aisle is thought of as a row down the middle of the church with a set of pews on each side. In a cathedral-type church building, an aisle is a passageway usually on both sides of the nave and separated from the nave by... aisle survive to this day. The local congregation probably used the private chapel at the Archiepiscopal Palace nearby until the church was rebuilt between Events July 15 – Lithuanian forces under the cousins Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Witowt of Lithuania decisively defeat the forces of the Teutonic Knights, whose power is broken Jan Hus is excommunicated by the Archbishop of Prague. Births Conrad Paumann German organist... 1410 and Events May 21 - Treaty of Troyes. With the Burgundian faction dominant in France, King Charles VI of France acknowledges Henry V of England as his heir and as virtual ruler of most of France. May 25 - Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ. Hussite Wars - Sigismund... 1420.

Further work was carried out during the reign of Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. He was the second monarch of the... Henry VIII: the Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. Romanesque nave of the abbey church of Saint-Georges-de-Boscherville, Normandy, France In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral and church architecture, the nave ( Medieval Latin navis, ship, probably from the keel shape... nave roof was raised and the Clerestory or (clear storey), in architecture, denotes an upper storey of a Roman basilica or of the nave of a Romanesque or Gothic church, the walls of which rise above the rooflines of the lower aisles and are pierced with windows. The Romans also in their basilica-form baths and... clerestory was added. In Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Jamaica. April 20 - Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at Santa Cruz de Tenerife Great fire in Edo destroys most of the city and damages Edo... 1657 a clock was installed by Thomas Punnett.

In the South Porch moulded In Medieval architecture a corbel names a piece of stone jutting out of a wall to carry any superincumbent weight. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a tassel or a bragger. The word corbel comes from the Latin corbellus, a diminutive of corvus (a raven... corbels support a quadripartite rib vaulting. A A newel is the upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. ... newel staircase gives access to the Parvise Room above. This was used as either an Oratory is the art of eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome, oratory was studied as a component of rhetoric (that is, composition and delivery of speeches), and was an important skill in public and private life. Aristotle and Quintilian discussed oratory, and the subject, with definitive rules and models... oratory for a Chantry is a shrine or chapel where someone had paid an endowment to have the monks say (or chant) prayers on a fixed schedule for someone who had died. The same term is also used for the endowenent itself, as well as for the monks or priests so endowed. Categories... chantry priest, or as a A sacristy is a room for keeping vestments (such as the cassock and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels and church treasures. The sacristy is usually located inside the church (for example, near one of the side altars or more usually behind or to the side of the main... sacristan. During the nineteenth century it was used as a cloakroom for the girls' school held in the church.

The nave has four tomb slabs of This article refers to the county in England. Sussex as a traditional county. Sussex is a traditional county in southern England, divided for administrative purposes into the two counties of West Sussex and East Sussex and the city of Brighton and Hove. It corresponds roughly in area to the ancient... Sussex iron. The best preserved belongs to Thomas Sands, a wine cooper of London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. Founded as Londinium, the capital of... London. The font dates from Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. The fire burns for three days destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Pauls Cathedral, but only 16 people are known to... 1666 and the initials of the vicar at the time, Robert Peck is carved on the octagonal bowl. The seventeenth century pulpit is decorated with The term Jacobean refers to a period in English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). Dont confuse Jacobean with Jacobin, a cognate word for a faction in the French Revolution, or with Jacobian, a mathematical term. See Jacobean era. ... Jacobean strap-carvings.

While many of the choir stalls date back to the sixteenth century, some repair work was carried out by the Mayfield School of Carving in the early twentieth century. They also provided the Lady Chapel screen, which is an excellent example of linenfold carving.

The perpendicular east window has Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München pronunciation) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. Behind Berlin and Hamburg, Munich is Germanys third largest city with a population of about 1.261 million (as of 2003). It is located on the river Isar... Munich glass donated by the Treherne family in 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events March 1 - North German Confederation issues 10gr and 30gr value stamps, printed on goldbeaters skin May 4 - Naval Battle of Hakodate in Japan. May 10 - Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory, Utah. May 15 - Woman... 1869. In 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events January 7 - W.K. Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film. January 8 - A fire at the Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago causes a good deal of damage. January 9 - New England Telephone and Telegraph... 1894 the old An altar and reredos from University Church, Dublin A reredos is a screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images. It can be made of stone, wood, metal, ivory, or a combination of materials. The images may be painted, carved, gilded, composed of... reredos carved by Walter Gale, the village schoolmasterin Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... 1750 was replaced.

During the 1970s cracks in the tower walls meant that it was forbidden to ring all the bells at once. It was fourteen years before the tower could be restored at a cost of £140,000. The bells were retuned at the The Whitechapel Bell Foundry is a bell foundry based in the Whitechapel district of east London. It is Britains oldest manufacturing company, having been established in 1570 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and has operated continuously since then. The history of the foundry however reaches back to... Whitechapel Bell Foundry. The oldest bell had been founded by Thomas Giles in For the Marvel comic, see 1602 (comic). Events February 14 - William Shakespeare First performance of Twelfth Night on Candlemas March 20 - The Dutch East India Company is established as The United East India Company by the Dutch States-General May 15 - Bartolomew Gosnold becomes the first European to discover Cape... 1602 and other founders included Nrian Eldredge, Richard Phelps, John Waylett and John Taylor Bellfounders is, as of 2004, the worlds largest bell foundry, based in Loughborough, England. Bell making has been carried on in the Loughborough area since the middle of the fourteenth century and activities were consolidated under the Taylor family in 1784, moving to its current location in... John Taylor.

Many of the memorials in the church belong to the Baker and Kirby families. These were local ironmaster families.