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St Paul, Hunton Bridge (Langleybury)
By the main road between Watford and Kings Langley in a village known as both Langleybury and Hunton Bridge. It is a church by Henry Woodyer dating from 1863-64, the main furnishings were also designed by Woodyer, including the marble font with its architectural cover and the carved chancel arch.
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St Mary the Virgin, Walkern
In a rural setting on the eastern edge of this large village just east of Stevenage. Inside are, rare for the county, Saxon remains in the wall through which the south arcade is punched with an in situ carving above. Also in the south aisle is a Purbeck marble knight of the mid 13th century. The chancel was rebuilt by Henry Woodyer in 1877-78 and H.R. Gough restored the church in 1882, his are the two large arches separating the north chancel chapel from the chancel.
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St Michael and All Angels, Waterford
On the edge of the Goldings estate just north of Hertford. It was designed by Henry Woodyer and built 1871-72. The interior is a treasure house of Morris glass designed by a variety of Pre-Raphaelite artists, Powell mosaics and some fine 20th century glass by Christopher Whall, Karl Parsons and Douglas Strachan.
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St Mary, Bayford
Designed by Henry Woodyer (1870-1871) replacing a church of 1804. It sits at the northern edge of this village a few miles south of Hertford. There are chancel wall decorations of 1890 designed by Sidney Gambier-Parry and carried out by Heaton, Butler & Bayne. Glass by Clayton and Bell and Kempe.
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Hertfordshire Churches in photographs 