| The stations of the cross
were first introduced to the church in 1856 and may be the work of an F.S.
Barff who had undertaken many of the other decorative works in the church
at that time. They were certainly not unique, an identical set has
been identified in use at St. Josephs, Moorends.
The stations are mounted
on the walls to either side of the main body of the church. They
have been in use since installation with the exception of a thirty year
period between around 1880 and 1910, during which time they were mysteriously
removed and stored in the church porch.
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The stations have been
described as
plaster casts of some value
and considerable artistic merit.
As well as being restored
in 1910, they
were also given additional
treatments
during the restoration of
1990.
At this time the flimsy crosses
above each of the stations
were
replaced with solid wooden
crosses.
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