The church of St Thomas - C14 baptismal font

Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 19 Jul 2008

St Thomas' church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889199 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889241 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889282 is located beside The Street > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889136 - the main thoroughfare through the eastern part of Foxley; in the 1990s the village was split into two sections by the construction of the A1067 (Norwich Road) > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889166. The church has a late 13th century chancel; the box pews and two-decker pulpit > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889271 date from the 17th century. Only four painted panels remain on the C15 rood screen > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889250 and these can easily be overlooked, because they are on the doors which are usually being kept open (with the panels facing east). The panels depict the Latin Doctors of the Catholic Church: St Augustine, St Gregory, St Jerome and St Ambrose; the small kneeling figures depict the donors > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889263 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889265. The porch > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/889229 was painted in the 19th century and the west gallery dates from the same time. The font (seen here) is C14 with a C17 cover. The church is kept locked but a key is available on request from nearby. For more information see: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/foxley/foxley.htm

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