Deeping St James, St James Priory Church And Cross c.1965
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East of Market Deeping and joined to it is Deeping St James village. At its heart is this curious structure in medieval stone. The former village cross, it was built in the 15th century, but in 1819 the cross shaft was removed and the base, quite extraordinarily, was converted into the village lock-up. Looking north-west past the village cross, we see the church with its curiously plain tower and mean spire. Closer examination reveals that the tower was in fact built in 1717 in a version of Gothic that fails to convince. Inside, by contrast, the late 12th-century nave arcades are serene and perfectly proportioned, as befits a church owned by the mighty Thorney Abbey.
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