The other church visit from the weekend before last, the church was full of poppies on the Saturday before Remembrance Sunday.
A walk up to the church through old trees
Quite unusual is the stair turret going up the outside right to the battlements
Some lights came on automatically as I opened the door but it was a gloomy day, so they didn't have much effect.
Looking down the nave to the chancel, the church is wide with aisles both north and south
Typical Victorian stained glass
Some of the poppies for Remembrance Sunday behind the altar
Coat of Arms for Queen Anne above the chancel arch
More poppies over the font and it's cover
This bier for carrying the coffin in the past, not common in churches now but there are several remaining
And even more poppies at the base of the tower
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Sue
You certainly have a lot of these small parish churches to visit, yet another interesting one today. To be honest, I find the small avenue of trees rather spooky, great photo but spooky! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIs it snowing with you? None here, at least I don't think so, it's still dark outside and I haven't looked.
700 churches in Suffolk! I won't be visiting all of them!
DeleteWe have pouring rain and dark skies - horrible
I love the curtains of poppies. The black netting really shows them off. So simple, yet really effective.
ReplyDeleteMany churches seem to do the poppies like this now - it's very effective
DeleteThat’s a rather odd name for a village. Do you have any idea where it originated?
ReplyDeleteEleigh comes from Illas Meadow. Illa would have been the name of the landowner back before 1066. Leigh meant meadow. Monks added later as it was gifted to the Monks of Canterbury in Kent before the dissolution of the Monasteries when it then belonged to the Cathedral.
DeleteThank you for that Sue. Sort of like a process of elimination- there’s always a reason why
DeleteI think I prefer the gnarly old trees to the church, they are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteNot an over exciting church compared to some.
DeleteThe lime trees here in my village are knobbly too but on the edge of the churchyard rather than the middle
The church write up is interesting as always - TQ
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Nice to see all the poppies - the villagers must have been very busy.
DeleteBeautiful coat of arms. I expect it’s painted - it looks as if it would make a stunning embroidery.
ReplyDelete(News of a friend - Gill had a hip replacement this morning. Waiting to hear how it went….)
Hope she is OK - very young for that to be done. We only swap catch up letters/cards at Christmas
DeleteBeautiful stone church. The tree lined path to the church is amazing. Those trees must be 100+ years old. The poppies are numerous and make a lovely tribute. Nobody does stained glass like the Victorians. Absolute perfection.
ReplyDeleteLots of people are not so fond of the Victorian's modernisations!
DeleteWhat a beautiful church, and those lovely old gnarled trees. The poppy decorations are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteOh I do like that path through the trees up to the church! The poppy display is lovely too.
ReplyDeleteBet it looked very different on Tuesday morning
ReplyDeleteI love the walk leading up to the church doors.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Like Jackie, I love that approach to the church, the path through those old trees. Can you go up the stairwell to the battlements or is that closed off for safety? And, a bier is something that I've heard of before, but never had the sense to look it up. You wonder at the sheer number of coffins that have been borne upon it. Do you have any idea how old it is?
ReplyDeleteYou got some beautiful photos, thank you for sharing them.
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