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Barton-in-Fabis St GeorgeFeatures and FittingsChancelWooden altar rails with wrought-iron work. Oak-topped desk lectern, said to be made using wood from the former rood loft, on a wrought-iron stand. Glass-fronted case on the south wall containing: a Book of Music, dated 1839, signed by John Barrow (died 1888), schoolmaster; a photograph, presumed to be his son, Richard Barrow, gamekeeper; a wooden truncheon (possibly the property of the gamekeeper); a boxwood clarinet; and notes about the above made by the Revd Arnold Hill, rector from 1960 to 1964. NaveRestored Jacobean pulpit in the north east corner of the nave has six more modern panels, carved with flowers; one of these is dated 1901, another carries the inscription 'I AM THE ROSE OF SHARON'. Octagonal font (a shape used widely used from the late 13th century) stands in the south aisle near the doorway and is cut out of three large blocks of stone. The bowl is lined with lead. Bride’s chair, possibly made of rosewood, dedicated to the memory of Ruth Sherman. A small brass plaque on the chair's back reads:
A stone tablet on the north wall of the nave records the installation of a heating system at the church:
South AisleSouth Porch
The south door commemorates John St Barbe Hodgson and dates from 1927. A small brass plaque in the porch reads:
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