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ARCHITECTURE OF WIRRAL OLD CHURCHES
soaring above town or hamlet, affords a
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Star-high and
prominent landmark :
pointing still to something higher."
This feature is seen at Eastham and
Lower Bebington churches, which possess
the only old spires in Wirral. Architects
say that spires are not difficult to build,
as scaffolding can be placed both inside
and outside, and the stones are laid in
horizontal beds as in a wall ; nevertheless
as one looks up to the capstone of one of
these steeples he cannot help feeling
impressed
those old
by the
builders.
venturesomeness of
No wonder that
when a spire was finished there was great
"
rejoicing. This year (1515)," writes
an old chronicler, "the weathercock was
set upon the broach, there being there
present the parish priest, with many of his
brother priests, hallowing the said
weather-cock and the stone that it stands
on, and so conveyed unto the said broach.
And then the priests sang TE DEUM
LAUDAMUS with organs. And then
the churchwardens gart ring all the bells
and caused all the people there being to
have bread and ale. And all for the love
of God, Our Lady, and All Saints."
Doubtless the parishioners of Bebing-
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