Enjoy this guide to the historical highlights of Pip n Jay's building by taking a walk through with us...

Begin by walking up the main aisle, passing the colourful and well-stocked bookstall on your right. From the centre of the aisle you can see the chancel arch which separates the chancel from the main body of the church. The centre of the arch appears to be out of true with the centre beam of the roof. This was done on purpose as a kind of visual aid for medieval congregations, reminding them that when Jesus was on the cross his head was said to have fallen to the left as he died.

Standing in the same spot look at the walls of the nave, where you will see five diamond-shaped panels or 'hatchments'. The various coats of arms were barely visible before the hatchments were cleaned and restored in 1976.

Near the front of the nave, on the pulpit side, you will see some holes at the end of one of the pews. These are for the brackets which hold the sword rest, which in turn dates from 1610 and is kept locked up. A church officer will be delighted to show it to you. Each year the Lord Mayor, alderman and councillors attend a civic service here. The city sword is carried in procession and placed in the sword rest for the duration of the service. Now go into the chancel and you will be standing on the site of the old priory chapel. Here there were once choir stalls and a pipe organ, but in 1973 the chancel was transformed into a meeting room which also serves as an overflow area for up to 200 people in order to make maximum use of the space available.