Campsea Ashe, Suffolk - St. John the Baptist
It is believed there was a church on the site in the 12th. century. The current church was built in the early 14th. and the first Rector was appointed in 1312.
The church itself is 120 feet (36.5m) long by 25 feet (7.66m) wide. It is chiefly built of flint, but has limestone finishing and some infill of stone and brick. The roof is lead covered, and the remainder of the roof slate, with the nave being of the Westmoreland green variety. The inside of the Church was redecorated in the spring of 2003 and hidden under the Victorian replastering could be seen areas of medieval plaster tinted a pastel green colour, with the rail at the top of the wall picked out in Wedgewood blue, surmounted by a white ceiling. The tower is some 76 feet (23.1 m) high and internally is constructed of crag. For most of it's history the tower contained four bells. The bells were rung as far back as the 1550's but were only rung intermittently during the 20th. century. The four original bells and their frame were refurbished for the millennium but in September 2007 the 'Bells Restoration Project' was launched. A sum of £137,000 was raised to completely replace the bell frame and increase the peel from four to six, with several new bells being cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. As the project was nearing completion four of the bells, including a 1729 bell from the original set were stolen from the bell-hangers premises. The bells were quickly replaced and rung in the church for the first time on 10th. December 2010.
The church is approached though a lych gate which was erected in 1937 to celebrate the coronation of King George VI.
The church gained Grade: II* listed building status on 16th. March 1966. (English Heritage Legacy ID: 285191).
Campsea Ashe, Suffolk - St. John the Baptist
It is believed there was a church on the site in the 12th. century. The current church was built in the early 14th. and the first Rector was appointed in 1312.
The church itself is 120 feet (36.5m) long by 25 feet (7.66m) wide. It is chiefly built of flint, but has limestone finishing and some infill of stone and brick. The roof is lead covered, and the remainder of the roof slate, with the nave being of the Westmoreland green variety. The inside of the Church was redecorated in the spring of 2003 and hidden under the Victorian replastering could be seen areas of medieval plaster tinted a pastel green colour, with the rail at the top of the wall picked out in Wedgewood blue, surmounted by a white ceiling. The tower is some 76 feet (23.1 m) high and internally is constructed of crag. For most of it's history the tower contained four bells. The bells were rung as far back as the 1550's but were only rung intermittently during the 20th. century. The four original bells and their frame were refurbished for the millennium but in September 2007 the 'Bells Restoration Project' was launched. A sum of £137,000 was raised to completely replace the bell frame and increase the peel from four to six, with several new bells being cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. As the project was nearing completion four of the bells, including a 1729 bell from the original set were stolen from the bell-hangers premises. The bells were quickly replaced and rung in the church for the first time on 10th. December 2010.
The church is approached though a lych gate which was erected in 1937 to celebrate the coronation of King George VI.
The church gained Grade: II* listed building status on 16th. March 1966. (English Heritage Legacy ID: 285191).