Wickhambrook All Saints church

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 17 Aug 2007

The church is a mixture, as many are, of 12th to 17th century work with Victorian restorations. The nave is of the earlier period, although the very lightweight Jacobean hammerbeam roof with arch-bracing is 17th century. Everything else fits somewhere in between. The north porch is 14th century. Unfortunately, the clerestory is not very effective, having only eight small mullioned windows and it is quite dark inside. The 13th century font has been cut into a most unusual form; square at the top and octagonal at the bottom of the bowl. Equally old are the north doorway to the nave and the south chancel doorway. Most interesting in the church is the monument to Thomas Higham (1630), guarded by railing to prevent his escape. A brass wall plaque is only readable with great difficulty, due to those ridiculously close protective bars which prevent cleaning.

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