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The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton

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The church at Cambridge has a conical stone-slated roof. In the nineteenth century it was restored as was expected to be in keeping with the original Norman design. The Holy Sepulchre, Northampton, presently has a slightly flatter lead roof and it is likely that the roof was originally as the roof at
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The entrance of the Round Church in Cambridge is through a west round-arched doorway. The entrance to the Northampton church may have been similar, as the south porch is of a much later date and, in the 14th century, a tower and spire was added to the west of the round church. On entering the church
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running round the perimeter supports the argument, but unlike Cambridge, there are no springers to suggest the form of vaulting. There are no gallery openings in the rotunda at high level and the piers support pointed arches characteristic of a more later architecture than the Norman round arches.
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At the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton, three original Norman windows survive: one to the left of the south porch at low level and two on the north at high level. The fact that windows are positioned at two different levels indicates there would have been a gallery. Evidence of a
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A North aisle was added circa 1180 and second North aisle was added circa 1275. During the early 15th century, a South aisle was built, the triforium of the round nave was replaced by a clerestory, and a Western tower was added.
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It is likely that after his return to Northampton, Simon de Senlis built the "Holy Sepulchre" in Northampton, ca 1100. It is approximately half the size of the church in Jerusalem. The original church of about 1100 had a round
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and pilgrimages continued to the Holy Land, resulting in further building of round churches in England, and around thirty years after the building of the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton, a similar
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Throughout the ages, a nave, chancel and aisles were added to the east of the round church at Northampton, and in the nineteenth century, the prolific architect
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at each of the cardinal points, and on the east side there would have been a facade, so that the east apse was accessible directly from the
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with a gallery above. The piers support Norman round arches and there is Norman dog-tooth or zig-zag decoration throughout.
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at Cambridge, the plan is similar with eight large round piers, but unlike the church in Northampton, the ambulatory is
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton) Restoration Trust was established in 1982 as a registered charity.
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by the market place in the centre of Northampton and the church of the Holy Sepulchre to the north.
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which, although smaller than the one in Northampton, may be indicative of the original church.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton) Restoration Trust, registered charity no. 284282
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window in the present nave, however, suggests that the original round church had a
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There are four medieval round churches still in use in England; the others are:
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Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton, was responsible for making Northampton a
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around the perimeter on the west of the church, and the well attested site of
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to bring the church into its present state. The chancel screen is by
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Detailed historical record for the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton) Restoration Trust
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Holy Sepulchre interior from Rev. Cox and Rev. Serjeantson
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History of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Northampton
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History of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Northampton
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Cox, Rev. Charles, and Serjeantson, Rev. R. M. (1897)
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round church
Northampton
England
Grade I listed building
Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton
Holy Sepulchre, Cambridge
Temple Church
Little Maplestead
Norman
Northampton Castle
All Hallows Church
First Crusade
Holy Land
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Jerusalem
ambulatory
Christ
apses
rotunda
Constantine I

nave
triforium
Norman
chancel

Crusades
Holy Sepulchre church
Cambridge

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