2010

TM5281 : St Andrew's church in Covehithe

taken 14 years ago, near to Covehithe, Suffolk, England

St Andrew's church in Covehithe
St Andrew's church in Covehithe
Two churches can be seen here: the outer walls belong to the C15 ruin, a much smaller church - the building presently used - nestles inside the ruin. St Andrew's church > Link is a church that is situated within a church. The surrounding ruined walls belong to a 15th century building the construction of which is believed to have been funded by the then incumbent, William Yarmouth, and his friends. When it became obvious that the building was by far too large for the small village and the cost of maintenance was way beyond the means of such a small community, permission was sought (and granted) in 1672 to build the present church within the confines of the ruined old one > Link by using materials obtained from the old structure. This church now houses the original C15 font > Link and a couple of the original benches. In 1974 the ruined walls and the tower > Link of the medieval church were transferred into the care of the Redundant Churches Fund who have carried out long needed repairs to the old tower, a long-standing landmark to ships travelling along this section of coast. It is feared by some that during the next 50 or so years this church will join All Saints' church of the neighbouring village of Dunwich, which was swept into the sea in the early 20th century.

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Category: Church
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Ruins of a Large Church [26] · C15 Ruin [20] · Inside St Andrew's Church [11] Title Clusters: · St Andrew's church in Covehithe [6] ·
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TM5281, 255 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 21 September, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 22 September, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 523 819 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:22.6241N 1:42.3287E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 523 818
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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