2009

TG3500 : St Michael's church - the war memorial

taken 15 years ago, near to Chedgrave, Norfolk, England

St Michael's church - the war memorial
St Michael's church - the war memorial
The doors open and reveal a list of names > Link of local men who lost their lives 'For God, King and Country'.

St Michael's church > Link - Link is situated some distance away from any road, next-door to The Grange > Link and adjoined by a woodland in the south. It can be reached via a public footpath which traverses a paddock > Link. It is believed that St Michael replaced an earlier Norman church. The building as we see it today dates mainly from the 14th century and was restored in the early 19th century when the chancel was rebuilt. St Michael's shares with All Saints church in Chedgrave > Link and St Ethelbert's church in Thurton > Link a collection of 17th century Continental stained glass > Link - Link - Link. Much of it came from Rouen in France - which was imported for the Beauchamp Proctor family of Langley Park by JC Hampp of Norwich. The church houses a number of memorials > Link to the Beauchamp Proctor family. The building is presently undergoing restoration work and is kept locked.

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TG3500, 127 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 September, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 16 September, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 355 009 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:33.3172N 1:28.3990E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 355 009
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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