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Did the #Irish Central Bank provide sovereign guarantees to buyers of Irish Bank Bonds and other contractual debt liabilities classified as fixed income securities, before the #GFC struck?
By the 1860s, St Andrews, South Huish was showing its age.
During a service, high winds blew in a pane of glass. Shards narrowly missed Fr Hole, the officiant.
It was the death knell for the church...
But not before it gave up one final secret hidden in its walls...
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During a service, high winds blew in a pane of glass. Shards narrowly missed Fr Hole, the officiant.
It was the death knell for the church...
But not before it gave up one final secret hidden in its walls...
#thread
Fr Hole stopped all services.
To repair the church they were quoted £300. That sort of money simply wasn’t available. It would be cheaper to build a new church.
(How cheaply could you build a church in the 19th-c?!)
Fr Hole set about dismantling St Andrew’s bit-by-bit…
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To repair the church they were quoted £300. That sort of money simply wasn’t available. It would be cheaper to build a new church.
(How cheaply could you build a church in the 19th-c?!)
Fr Hole set about dismantling St Andrew’s bit-by-bit…
(2/7)
The 14th-century font and marble tablets were relocated to the new church at Galmpton.
The ancient stoup found its way to Salcombe church.
The 16th-century painted screen was sold to Mr Ilbert of Bowringsleigh for 20 guineas.
The Earl of Devon bought the pews.
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The ancient stoup found its way to Salcombe church.
The 16th-century painted screen was sold to Mr Ilbert of Bowringsleigh for 20 guineas.
The Earl of Devon bought the pews.
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