Huntingfield Church Roof

A grade one listed building mainly due to its amazing painted ceiling the church dates from the 11th century.

Huntingfield church roof.

Hotels near nwi norwich airport. First you should read the book the huntingfield paintress as i did which made me long to see the church roof. Things to do in huntingfield. It is not easy to find huntingfield.

The church with the painted roof. It is believed that a building has stood on this site since the 10th century. The church is a grade 1 listed building largely. Nearby settlements include the town of halesworth and the villages of walpole heveningham cookley and laxfield.

Between 1859 and 1866 mrs mildred holland planned. 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. Mary the virgin church. Follow these journeys as they happen at last of england twitter.

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

The hollands were the patrons of the living which gave them the authority and the money to reimagine huntingfield church on a grand scale. 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. 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.

Hotels near saint mary the virgin church. Post code for sat navs is. 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. The main work on the ceiling was carried out in the 19th century while william.