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From Martin's Bay, a steep road climbs dramatically up through
Hackleton's Cliff. Turn left at the top of the hill, past more
sweeping fields of sugarcane, for the Gothic St John's Parish
Church (daily 9am-5pm; free), probably the most elegant of the
island's churches. Like many of the parish churches, St John's -
typically English with its arched doors and windows and graceful
tower - was first built in the mid-seventeenth century but,
following severe hurricane damage in the great storm of 1831, now
dates from around 1836.
The floor of the church is paved with ancient memorial tablets,
rescued from earlier versions of the building, and a Madonna and
Child sculpture by Richard Westmacott stands to the left of the main
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Most attractive of all is the reddish-brown pulpit,
superbly hand-carved from four local woods and imported oak and
pine. Outside, the expansive graveyard is perched on top of the
cliff, looking down over miles of jagged coastline and crammed with
moss-covered tombs, family vaults and a wide array of tropical flora.
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