Wickmere st. Andrew's church
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Wickmere st. Andrew's church
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 5 Aug 2015
The round tapering tower which contains much carstone in its fabric is probably pre-Conquest with some later additions such as the embattled parapet. A small staircase rises up the north-west face. the church is a large edifice for a small parish, there was obviously money here; judging by the memorials it was Walpole money that paid for the building. Attached to the south aisle is the 15th c. restored porch, the handle and iron-work on the door possibly 14th c. The 15th c. clerestory is supported on octagonal arcades. An octagonal font has Tudor roses and shields. Many interesting carvings can be seen on the bench-ends, two of which are coeval with the building. Part of the mutilated screen seems to have been incorporated in the pulpit. In the chancel the piscina and sedilia have also seen better days. The war memorial which stands at the west end of the nave is unlike anything I have seen locally. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4600332
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Image Location
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52.857741
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1.215428