K is for Kenton, All Saints

 Before I get to K I have to ask - whatever has happened in Blogland? 4 people have stopped in the last week, I've never known such a sudden dropping out. Makes me sad to lose blog friends who I've been reading for years.

Anyway, I'll keep going...................

K was another problem for the alphabet this year. Last time it was Kitchens and I couldn't think of anything else of interest so decided on visiting the church in the nearest village to me that starts with a K - fulfilling two labels at once!

Kenton is one of those small villages - population around 240 - in Suffolk that no one goes to or through unless you are visiting someone or delivering an Amazon parcel! It's in the middle of arable fields just a couple of miles from Debenham and all the roads leading to it are small . 

The church is a typical Suffolk village church but has an unusual side aisle chapel built of red brick

I've never seen one of these in a church or anywhere else before although many villages in Suffolk are mentioned in the Domesday Book.

The porch has two doors into the church the main door and this smaller one into the side aisle/chapel.

It was a dark gloomy day so not so good for inside photos. The church isn't very big but all neat and tidy.

The first thing I noticed were the lovely colourful kneelers.

The carving and pillars of the chancel arch are quite special.

On the left are the stairs that once went up to the rood loft. They start on a window sill so look quite odd.

Not many windows have stained glass the biggest is the East window over the altar

The font has unusual marble legs

And a very old cover. You can read more about the possible history of the font on the Suffolk Churches website - the link is below.

There are several old plaques on the walls, all mentioning different people but with the same date

There are also several circular marks around the walls and this one is coloured.

The side chapel has it's own altar and statuette of the  Blessed Virgin and Child.

From the Suffolk Churches Website I found out more. The side chapel was built as a chantry chapel for the Garney family in about 1520. Two Suffolk historians transcribed John Garney's will of 1522 which directed his body to be buried in his chapel on the south side of Kenton church.

There was one thing I discovered that will take me back to Kenton that is -Apples - . I knew Moat Farm produced apples for sale wholesale but they had some on a stand at the gate too. Nothing better than straight from the orchards.

Back Tomorrow

Sue