Sudbury All Saints church

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 2 Oct 2010

One of the three major churches in Sudbury which date from around the 15th century, just before the Tudors. It has a superb west tower with a stair turret rising above the double crenellated parapet. Just inside the south porch is a stoup. On entering the nave, the pier arcade is impressive, the roof has cambered tie beams and arch-braced principals above the lovely ten-light clerestory. There seems to be an abundance of fine tracery on the windows and doors, everywhere you look. The fine 15th century wine-glass pulpit stands on one spindly pillar, the coeval font bears even more tracery on the bowl and shaft. A few interesting carvings can be found on various benches. Painted on the wall of the Eden chapel is the 17th century pedigree of the Eden and Waldegrave families. It has far more of interest than St Peter’s on Market Hill.

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