Why do some people insist on using Roman numerals - much clumsier than the alternative?

All Saints, Seckington, Warwickshire 
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The Church of England parish church of All Saints is probably mid- to late-13th century in origin, but was significantly altered in a late 19th-century Victorian restoration.

Why do some people insist on using Roman numerals - much clumsier than the alternative?


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