Woolpit St Mary?s church
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Woolpit St Mary?s church
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 20 Sep 2008
Someone once described the spire as ‘a crown’, referring to the flying buttresses, the pinnacles and the parapet. I can see what they meant. The tower and spire were actually rebuilt in the 19th century. It is indeed a beautiful 14th century church with a magnificent 15th century entrance porch. Inside the nave, one cannot help being impressed by the splendid double hammerbeam roof. The wall-posts have canopied niches and a host of angels look back at you as you marvel at them. A splendid canopy of honour hangs above the chancel arch and the screen. There are more angels in the side aisles. When tired of looking up there are carvings of creatures on the benches to look at. Sitting on a window sill in the north east corner of the nave is the largest wodewose I have ever seen, and the dustiest, which probably once sat on the top of the tower.
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Image Location
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