Wenhaston St Peter

 This is one of the churches that's featured in the '100 Treasures in 100 Suffolk Churches' book that started this whole church visiting thing.

It's the Doom painting that is the quite spectacular treasure here.

Doom paintings were once common, and would have been over or under the Chancel Arch showing the Judgement Day for all the congregation to see.

This is thought to have been painted around 1500 by a monk from Blythburgh Priory - just a few miles away.

There is lots of information about the Doom in the church but I found this youtube video which describes it better than I can.

Information about the finding of the doom from a history feature the local newspaper

More information about the Doom painting.

View down the Nave to East window and altar showing where the doom painting would have been situated under the chancel arch.

Stained glass in the East window

There are a couple of large memorials each side of the altar for the Leman family in the C18

Coat of Arms for the King of the time would have replaced the doom over the chancel arch. This is for George III from the C18 

The font would have been carved and painted on each side, just a little colour remains at the foot of the pedestal

This stoup or stone bowl that would have held holy water for the congregation to use on the way into church.

I had to take a photo of this huge Holly tree on my way out as it was absolutely covered with berries.

Here is the link to Simon Knotts Suffolk Churches website for more photos and information.

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