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in 1358 and this institution may have been associated with the improvements to the church. After this, no major alterations appear to have been made until the re-building of the chancel in 1848, except for the addition of the parapet and eight pinnacles to the tower in the fifteenth century. Much damage was done to the tower bv a great storm in 1663, and four of the pinnacles were subsequently removed. Modern alterations have been as follows : 1806. The old lead from the roof was taken off and sold and a new roof, of lower pitch, covered with Westmorland slates was substituted. 1842. The church re-pewed by voluntary subscription. 1848. Chancel rebuilt. 1863. New iron gate provided for the churchyard and repairs carried out to the church. Windows, etc., altered. 1873. Interior of chancel restored and sanctuary rebuilt at a cost of £1,519 and reredos inserted (now removed). 1894. Roof and walls painted. 1899. Tower repaired and sanctuary and chancel redecorated. 1904. Extensive repairs to tower. 1907. Nave panelled at a cost of £60, provided by the Ladies' Needlework Society. 1911. New lectern presented by the same society. 1929. Rood, designed by W. Bond, F.R.I.B.A., presented. The following details are worthy of notice : (i) A blocked recess in the tower over the apex of the present nave roof. (2) A curious graffito, which has erroneously been considered a Mass-dial, on the southern face of the first pillar east of the south doorway, 4 feet 1 inch above the present floor level. (3) Several fragments of mediaeval coffin lids. The best are those incorporated in the tower buttresses in 1904.
The Monuments. The three stone effigies in the north aisle depict members of the Hundon family, whose manor forms a part of the parish of Caistor. The oldest figure, that of Sir William de Hundon, is in a fair state of preservation and shows the knight in the military dress of the thirteenth century. It is highly probable that he financed the building
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