It was a beautiful, unassuming church meticulously made out of stone and stained glass.

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It has stone sculptures on the walls, stained-glass windows and a carved lectern.

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The aisle, gothic stone piers, arches and windows, including the main stained glass window, would all be retained.

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In a city made of stone, from pyramids to flyovers, it prefers wood for its panelling and partitions, a darkly stained bar, a scratched trolley, a desk piled high with books.

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