Capel St Andrew village sign
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The photograph on this page of Capel St Andrew village sign by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Capel St Andrew village sign
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 22 Oct 2020
Very different and unique in Suffolk and was commissioned by the Parish Council to commemorate the millennium. The village sign cum sculpture is located at the only crossroads in the village by the barn at Home Farm. The background is a tree, on which the name of the village is writ large, and has a birds nest in the branches. From behind the tree, on the left a deer views the scene. St Andrew was a fisherman and his net hangs beside him, he has an eel in his right hand and a somewhat vicious looking fish in his left. At his feet are four more fish and a red church which no longer exists, thought to have been demolished in 1553 at the Reformation. The parish is now consolidated with Butley. The effigy was sculptured by Paul Richardson, a resident of the village. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6648881
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Image Location
Latitude
52.079177
Longitude
1.464507