I drove round and round part of the village of Thrandeston without finding the church when I went here first time, then stopped to ask where it was and eventually found it. The village is just off the A140 in North Suffolk but there are so many little lanes it's easy to get lost.
Later I looked at Simon Knott's Suffolk Churches Website and found I'd missed taking photos of the interesting bench ends so had to go back for another look.
So here are the curious carvings that I missed first time round, some in the nave but others in the chancel
The first thing you see when you step in is this - a 17th century poor box, changed to a collection for the church.
And then in the chancel is what looks like another old collection box or maybe for storage for the items used in the communion service?
Interesting tiling around the altar
The font dates from the 15th century
Up above are the Victorian corbels of heads and some serious cracks!
A brass plate dated 1533 that was lost for three hundred years
And a few more interesting things
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Thise carvings are quite intriguing
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting church and unusual carvings. I especially like those windows, the plainer one is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteWow-those pew ends must have kept the children quiet during long sermons! The tiles are a work of art as are the stained glass windows. Thanks again for giving us a guided tour. Catriona
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