All Saint's church in Sudbury
Introduction
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All Saint's church in Sudbury
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 2 Oct 2010
In the 12th century All Saints' church was part of the Abbey of St Albans but the church as we see it today dates mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries. The chancel predates the rest of the church, dating from the early 1300s. The north aisle was added in the 15th century, serving as a chapel for the Waldegrave and later the Eden family, a painted genealogy of which, dating from 1622, can be seen on the chapel east wall > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2094210. The church, which was used as a prison during the war with the Dutch in 1660, was extensively renovated during the 19th century and the east window > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2094202 and pews with carved poppy heads > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2094220 - the work of a local craftsman called Thomas Elliston - date from this time. The baptismal font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2094231 is original and dates from the 15th century, the C15 pulpit > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2094199 is described as one of the best examples from the pre-Reformation period and the parclose screen > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2094184 is from this time also.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.035546
Longitude
0.723107