Withington, St Michael's Church Photo, Cistern recess, chancel wall
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A closer look at the unusual niche set into the north chancel wall. You can see that a pipe leads from outside the church, bringing rainwater to a lead cistern within the recess. This arrangement is often found in monastic churches but rarely in parish churches.
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