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Medal - Victoria Christ Church
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1838 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter perspective view of Christ Church, Leicester, in high relief, depicting the Gothic Revival building with pointed arched windows, buttresses, and a bell tower surmounted by a cross. The curved legend around the upper field reads CHRIST CHURCH PARISH OF ST MARGARET, with WILLIAM PARSONS ARCHITECT LEICESTER inscribed in the lower field. The engraver's signature OTTLEY appears at the lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHRIST CHURCH · PARISH OF ST MARGARET · WILLIAM PARSONS · ARCHITECT · LEICESTER. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE CEREMONIAL STONE OF THIS CHURCH WAS LAID ON WEDNESDAY THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH 1838. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA BY THE VENERABLE THOMAS KAYE BONNEY. M.A. ARCHDEACON OF LEICESTER. LENGTH OF THE CHURCH FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE PORTAL TO THE COMMUNION PLACE 141 FEET. 6 IN. BREADTH 32 FEET. 8 IN. AREA OF THE TRANSEPTS 27 FT BY 32 FT HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING FROM THE FLOOR TO THE EXTREME POINT OF THE BELL TOWER 96 FEET. THE EXPENCE OF ERECTING AND ENDOWING THE CHURCH AND OF PURCHASING THE SITE IS DEFRAYED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS. THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN KAYE. D.D. LORD BISHOP OF LINCOLN. THE REVEREND ANDREW IRVINE. B.D. VICAR OF ST MARGARETS. TRUSTEES. THE VICAR. JOHN NEDHAM. RICHARD MITCHELL. JOHN TAYLOR. ISAAC HODGSON. |
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