St George's church, Saham Toney - the pulpit

Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 16 Oct 2010

St George's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2114704 is situated on an elevation north-west of Saham Mere* and dates mainly from the 15th century. Parts of the building are older, with the priest door dating from the 12th century and a c14 lancet window between the porch and the tower, indicating that the south aisle might be older than it appears to be. The church was extensively restored in 1864 but has retained a number of older features: the baptismal font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2114754 dates from the 15th century and its cover > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2114756 is dated 1632. North aisle and nave still have their medieval roofs with coloured floral bosses. Most of the benches are Victorian but there are a number that have medieval carvings, interestingly all depicting lions > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2114746 but each one of them different. The choir stall pews are original also, with carved poppyheads and ends > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2114741. The chancel screen > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2114736 dates from the same time, as does the 'wineglass' pulpit. It was restored and regilded in 1968 by the order of Woman Free Masons. The stained glass >http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2114743 in the church is Victorian. * It is found on the top of a mound or rise, like 'craters' found on EDM discharges or caldareas on volcanos, near the Peddlars Way, an ancient path. The geological formation of Norfolk's meres is a puzzle as they fit no known formation process and a different theory is needed for each one. Saham Toney Mere is famous for its strange eels.

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