What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: Church of St. Mary Magdalene founded before 1165 Tower built 1503 Church demolished 1871 Richard Harris Barham author of Ingoldsby Legends baptised here 1788
Ald. Richard Harris Barham, baptized in this church in 1788, was a renowned English writer and humorist best known for his collection "The Ingoldsby Legends," which popularized the genre of comic verse and folklore in Victorian England.
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