View towards Walpole St Peter village hall

Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 21 Apr 2010

For a closer view of the village hall see > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1825043. For a view of the church see > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1825116. This view was taken from the passageway leading from the south to the north side of St Peter's church, underneath the high altar at the east end. When the church was extended in the 15th century, the east wall extended right up to the boundary of the consecrated ground, resulting in the construction of a passageway that leads from the north to the south side, below the high altar, so that church processions were able to pass without leaving the consecrated area. The passage has a vaulted ceiling adorned with carved roof bosses. In the 18th and 19th centuries it served as stabling for horses during services.

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