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St Martin-le-Grand green plaque

York, York, England, United Kingdom

St Martin-le-Grand. A mainly 15th century church, pre Conquest in origin, largely destroyed by fire in the air raid in 1842. The tower was completed before 1437. The Great West Window, considered to be one of the finest early 15th century windows in the country was taken out at the beginning of the

1939-45 war and has been rehoused in the quasi-transept of the restored South aisle. It depicts St Martin of Tours with thirteen scenes from his life. The remaining old glass which survived the air ra

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