Huntingfield Church Roof

The church is a fine example of east anglian late medieval work.

Huntingfield church roof.

St mary huntingfield suffolk a pretty and remote village in the rambling lanes between halesworth and debenham. It is believed that a building has stood on this site since the 10th century. The church is a grade 1 listed building largely. The church with the painted roof.

Mary the virgin church. At the beginning of the 20th century the remains of a c 10th century saxon stone coffin and standing cross were unearthed and can be seen embedded in the wall of the church. Even the signposts do not bear its name until you are within the parish boundary. Nave roof mildred holland 1860s st mary huntingfield suffolk.

Follow these journeys as they happen at last of england twitter. Hotels near nwi norwich airport. The main work on the ceiling was carried out in the 19th century while william. Hotels near saint mary the virgin church.

Oxford and cambridge universites were exclusively for men of course but it so happened that william holland had an energetic and visionary wife. Famously the nave and chancel roofs were painted by mildred holland the wife of the rector in the style of the 15th century over a period of seven years starting in 1859. Ip19 0pr yet this shallow valley divided by the infant river blyth with church and parsonage on one bank and manor house on the other has been owned by some notable families in england s history. Huntingfield is a village near the b1117 road in the east suffolk district in the county of suffolk england the village is close to the source of the river blyth and the parish is 12 miles from the seaside town of southwold.

Things to do in huntingfield. Nearby settlements include the town of halesworth and the villages of walpole heveningham cookley and laxfield. Tucked away in the middle of nowhere south of halesworth in suffolk you would never think by looking at the outside of the church what is hidden away inside. Post code for sat navs is.

It was the first day of the 2019 easter holidays and what better way to spend a monday morning than heading off for a church exploring bike ride rather than going to work. The work of the huntingfield paintress jul 25 by miladysboudoir earlier this year i read the huntingfield paintress by pamela holmes following reading a review in country life magazine. First you should read the book the huntingfield paintress as i did which made me long to see the church roof. It is not easy to find huntingfield.