Vestry
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12th Century Church With Norman Carvings
The entrance to this 12th century flint church looks like something out of a medieval fantasy – three rows of Norman carvings arch over a thick wooden door set with ornamental hinge straps. Inside, creatures unlike anything found in nature peer down from the chancel arch. They are called ‘beakheads’ – boggle-eyed monsters with beaks,…
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Historic Church With 14th Century Wall Paintings
This simple square-towered church, built from flint rubble, is 800 years old. It stands in the beautiful landscaped park of an historic manor. Now all looks serene but in 1906 the church was damaged by fire and nearly lost its greatest treasures – its fourteenth-century wall paintings. Today, the paintings stand out in reds and…
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Church
This mid-19th century church was built to serve wealthy society, near a gleaming new estate of terraced mansions by the sea. Set back from the seafront, the Italian Renaissance style and symmetry and grandeur of this 1827 church perfectly matches the neighbouring squares and terraces. Inside, light streams through skylights and dances through the stained…
