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The Buttlands, THETFORD, IP25 6DY

Mainly 15th century

Mostly C15

Dominating the centre of the village, this impressive church is mainly 15th c. with a 13th c. chancel with its weatherworn pinnacles. A blocked low side window can be seen adjacent to the priest’s door. Above the porch door is a niche with a rather battered St Michael, and inside is a broken stoup. The octagonal font is dull but has a Jacobean cover; the roof alternates with arch-braced tie-beam and hammer-beams with recumbent angels on the hammers. The pulpit, although of Victorian stone is well carved and not too out of place. The rood loft stairs were once accessible from the chancel before nave was restructured. Good glass in the north nave windows and a fine early chest stands at the west end. Set into the nave floor are five early brasses some of which have been ravaged over the years.

The memorial bears the names of the twelve names lost to the village in World War One. No losses are recorded for WW2. Also in the churchyard is a rare headstone to George Rowland, a soldier of the Crimean War. He served in the Royal Horse Artillery as a Driver. Unfortunately the stone is covered in lichen and eroded and parts are indecipherable. It can be seen here >

This is a rare headstone to George Rowland, a soldier of the Crimean War. He served in the Royal Horse Artillery as a Driver. Unfortunately the stone is covered in lichen and eroded and parts including the date of his death are indecipherable.