659 SALLE St Peter & St Paul
And so here we come, to the end of the road, a long road in time and in miles, two years of driving, thousands of miles travelled and now we have the last Medieval Church on the list, Salle.
Salle church is ranked as Norfolk's finest church and its easy to see why, this Perpendicular giant sits almost by itself surrounded by fields, its majestic pinnacled tower rising above the trees, dwarfing all around, this tower can be seen for miles a statement from the mists of time of the hard work and money that was put into these wonderful buildings, but they are more than buildings, they are centres of the community the heart of the cities, towns and villages where they reside, and have done for hundreds of years, a place of hope for countless generations of normal working folk that have passed through their doors.
From the small ancient churches like the Norman wonder at Hales or the oldest church tower in England at East Lexham, to the majestic town churches of Cromer, Kings Lynn, Swaffham, Diss, North Walsham and Norwich's St Peter Mancroft, the Priory churches at Binham or Wymondham, the rustic thatched churches of Cranwich or Edingthorpe, each one of these churches are national treasures, to be used as they were intended and to be enjoyed by everyone.
Not all the churches were accessible, there is four in the battle area, off limits to almost everyone, i got a distant shot of one, but the others were substituted for Norwich Cathedral, Ruined St Benedicts and the Victorian classic Framlingham Pigot.
Salle church itself has it all, one of Norfolks tallest and finest west towers is a perpendicular wonder with a huge west window and crocketted pinnacles and battlements that are matched by the extensive flushworked crenellations around the nave and chancel roofs and north and south aisles, they are also on the north and south transepts and porches.
The church was built at the same time in the early 1400's with the top of the tower dating from 1511, all the windows are Perpendicular with an amazing 7 light east window in the chancel, a chancel which is as big as some churches, the windows being huge 3 light and made of clear glass, as are most of them, giving the interior a light airy feel to it.
The Clerestory is made up of six two light windows and sit atop the slender arcade arches between the aisles and nave, the south transept has a large 4 light south window, though the north transepts north window is blocked up.
The main entrance is via the fine west door beneath the beautiful 4 light west window in the tower.
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659 SALLE St Peter & St Paul
And so here we come, to the end of the road, a long road in time and in miles, two years of driving, thousands of miles travelled and now we have the last Medieval Church on the list, Salle.
Salle church is ranked as Norfolk's finest church and its easy to see why, this Perpendicular giant sits almost by itself surrounded by fields, its majestic pinnacled tower rising above the trees, dwarfing all around, this tower can be seen for miles a statement from the mists of time of the hard work and money that was put into these wonderful buildings, but they are more than buildings, they are centres of the community the heart of the cities, towns and villages where they reside, and have done for hundreds of years, a place of hope for countless generations of normal working folk that have passed through their doors.
From the small ancient churches like the Norman wonder at Hales or the oldest church tower in England at East Lexham, to the majestic town churches of Cromer, Kings Lynn, Swaffham, Diss, North Walsham and Norwich's St Peter Mancroft, the Priory churches at Binham or Wymondham, the rustic thatched churches of Cranwich or Edingthorpe, each one of these churches are national treasures, to be used as they were intended and to be enjoyed by everyone.
Not all the churches were accessible, there is four in the battle area, off limits to almost everyone, i got a distant shot of one, but the others were substituted for Norwich Cathedral, Ruined St Benedicts and the Victorian classic Framlingham Pigot.
Salle church itself has it all, one of Norfolks tallest and finest west towers is a perpendicular wonder with a huge west window and crocketted pinnacles and battlements that are matched by the extensive flushworked crenellations around the nave and chancel roofs and north and south aisles, they are also on the north and south transepts and porches.
The church was built at the same time in the early 1400's with the top of the tower dating from 1511, all the windows are Perpendicular with an amazing 7 light east window in the chancel, a chancel which is as big as some churches, the windows being huge 3 light and made of clear glass, as are most of them, giving the interior a light airy feel to it.
The Clerestory is made up of six two light windows and sit atop the slender arcade arches between the aisles and nave, the south transept has a large 4 light south window, though the north transepts north window is blocked up.
The main entrance is via the fine west door beneath the beautiful 4 light west window in the tower.
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