Thursday 12 March 2020

St John the Baptist at Badingham


The reason Badingham church gets into the 100 treasures book is because of the seven sacrament font. Although there are fonts carved similarly in many other churches in Suffolk and Norfolk this is supposedly the best. The carvings are still crisp even though the font dates back to 1480 and it somehow missed destruction during the Reformation years.

 This panel below shows extreme unction. The dying man in his bed is being annointed with holy oil, while his wife weeps into a handkerchief. By the bed are his shoes and chamber pot

Badingham church is built on a slope - upwards towards the altar, which looks very strange when you first walk in. The is a two foot difference from west to east. There is scaffolding up in the church at the moment where some of the roof carvings are being repaired

Sorry I'm slightly on the huh - as we say in Suffolk -  with a couple of photos. (No alchohol had been consumed!)

Below is a huge tomb - unusual in a small village church. It is for a lawyer William Cotton and his wife, with life size effigies. It dates back to James 1st in the early C17

 One large stained glass window over the altar


And a couple of smaller ones


From the altar looking back you can see the steps down the slope


A strange cat corbel in the porch, dating back to the C12

Another porch where the flints have been used as decoration


Thank you to everyone for yesterdays supporting comments.

I'd had no problems with teeth in the last 7 months so thought I was getting away with just a check up but No, after X-rays he found decay under a filling so I'm going to have my first crowned tooth - costing a blinkin' fortune. An expense I could do without with the new sewer costs coming later this year.


Back Tomorrow
Sue

27 comments:

  1. I'll just have to take your word for it, the pictures don't show on my server.

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    1. Nor mine - except the first one and the one of the tomb!

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    2. Same here. Two pictures and lots of white space...

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  2. Most of the pictures didn't show for me either.

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  3. Nor mine, I thought it was just my computer!

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  4. I hope you managed to sort the problem with the pictures. It sounds like a fascinating building.

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  5. They don't show for me either and I know Eileen had the same problem yesterday so I suspect it's a Blogger issue of some kind.
    What I can see looks lovely.
    xx

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    1. There is actually a message on my server that says no permission granted to use photos.

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    2. How weird, the photos look fine on my laptop

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    3. I went on to my blog through Rachels blog and there are the pictures all OK - so thats a mystery

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    4. All pics now there. And very nice too, thanks.

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  6. Only a couple of pictures here, most are missing. I came here via the link on my sidebar.

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  7. Crowns: even with NHS dentist they Cost a small fortune (for this price I'd expect gold crowns studded with gemstones) Do what I'm doing - start an Etsy Shop. It's amazing what people will buy

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  8. Like others, I can only see two pictures (I'm on the PC). Same problem this morning with another blog I look at regularly. Perhaps they'll all pop up tomorrow.

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  9. Same for me, only two pictures.

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  10. Sorry you are having a problem with on photos and it a shame about the tooth.
    I went to WI last might a very interesting speaker on "MERCY SHIPS" I had heard them before so was pleased was able to go last night.
    It's a lovely morning here but still very windy.
    Hazel c uk

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    1. The photos are up and very interesting ones
      Hazel c uk

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  11. All the photos there now. Strange to have the slope from front to back. What are they doing to ceiling? Repair or temporary support?

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    1. Repairing the angels I think, there was no one working to ask

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  12. Those are beautiful carvings on the font and it is amazing that they are as old as they are and still look so good. I feel for you having the dental work. I have a mouth full of crowns and yes, they certainly are expensive!

    I see all your photos fine but I have noticed over the past few days that many blogs are not showing all their pictures. I'm thinking it must be a problem with Blogger. Have a good week Sue!

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  13. Sounds like quite a few of us have been having photo problems. I thought it was just me to start with, but have come across a few now (I can see all the photos here).
    I do love that chamber pot! They were so pragmatic in those days, weren't they?
    Enjoy your day :)

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  14. Thank you for the interesting tour. I enjoyed it.

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  15. Do you follow my cousin John at Stargoose and Hanglands blog? You two post such gorgeous churches!

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  16. Ah, I can see the photos today! That's better. An interesting - uphill! - church and I loved the cat sculpture. I wonder why he was there?

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