It was an age since I visited one of many church buildings within the 100 Treasures in 100 Suffolk Church buildings E-book.
So after visiting the Rural Bygones sale at Campsea Ash I carried on to the coast at Orford,a preferred Suffolk vacationer village that actually is on the finish of a street.
Orford is virtually on the coast beside the River Ore (which begins out because the River Alde additional north) because it twists and turns between ever shifting shingle banks to the ocean at Shingle Streeet. It is well-known for it is fortress constructed within the 1160’s, Pinneys smokehouse, RSPB Havergate Island and the previous Radar Station on Orford Ness – now a nature reserve owned by the Nationwide Belief.
That is the view throughout the river to the Ness and the previous buildings used throughout and after WWII.
Each Orford Ness Nature Reserve and Havergate Island are solely reached by ferries which do not run on a regular basis however should be booked.
There are many fishermen’s huts alongside the marina
A map of the village
Pinneys Of Orford restaurant and posh meals store
The church sits on a small rise ¼ mile from the river. The tower was rebuilt very not too long ago within the 1960/70s after it fell in 1830
The rationale for the church getting a point out within the 100 Suffolk Church buildings guide is due to the ruins of the Norman chancel constructed fairly early within the Norman period after which rebuilt through the C12 similtaneously the fortress . The nave of the church was rebuilt once more in C14 and the chancel was nonetheless hooked up then however the village declined and the older half fell into disrepair and was deserted and walled off someday within the 1700s.
Buttresses prop up the tip of the church which was constructed after the previous chancel fell aside
As common the font is the very first thing to see as you step into the church, this has a number of carved panels some not seen anyplace else
Since about 1710 the nave and aisles have been the entire church and makes the church virtually sq.
The C19 rood display remains to be intact
As there isn’t a chancel the altar is in the primary church and appears very giant
Within the Woman Chapel is a lamp within the form of the Crown of thorns. A latest bronze sculpture by Orford artist Tim Fargher
Dedication to the donor of the organ
There are nonetheless some brasses on the ground tombs – typically they have been stolen within the distant previous or eliminated for protected retaining
Items of medieval flooring tiles discovered through the restoration of the tower in 1971
Seems as if whoever this Saint is he’s holding the previous church . That is over the porch and I ought to have requested extra about it.
The fortress constructed by Henry 2nd within the 1160’s is just a few 100 yards from the church and is totally wrapped in scaffolding and plastic for the time being. I’d have gone to have a more in-depth look however simply as I took this photograph it began raining out of a primarily blue sky in order I might bought no jacket and no umbrella and did not fancy a soggy 45 minute journey dwelling I hurried again to the carpark.
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Sue
