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Image: Squint or Leper window at St. Martin's Church Liskeard, Cornwall, England.

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Description: Known locally as the 'Leper window', this squint or hagioscope at St Martin's church,Liskeard,Cornwall, can be seen from both the inside and the outside of the church. It has now been glazed but originally was three separate openings. On the outside is a holy water stoup believed to be for the giving of the sacrament for persons not able to be inside the church.
Title: Squint or Leper window at St. Martin's Church Liskeard, Cornwall, England.
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Author: Cornish archive
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