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Mary Isaac❤️William Palmer

By Lynn's Waffles on 03/07/2019 • ( 6 Comments )

Meet Mary Isaac, who went on to marry and have three sons that became the Palmers of the famous Biscuit makers Huntley and Palmers of Reading, Berkshire.

Update A New Find! Brassey Family.

By Lynn's Waffles on 01/04/2019 • ( 8 Comments )

So I offered the photos to Sarah, knowing they would be seen by people & also be going to a very good home. But this is not the end of the story……

Letter from Jack “We’ll Meet Again”

By Lynn's Waffles on 29/03/2019 • ( 10 Comments )

This is the song by Vera Lynn in the actual film We’ll Meet Again released in 1943, we know through this letter this was filmed at Regents Park in 1942…..

Bryant Family of Somerset

By Lynn's Waffles on 14/03/2019 • ( 4 Comments )

This is a group of four great old photos, all kept together thankfully.

Old Photos from a friend

By Lynn's Waffles on 08/02/2019 • ( 3 Comments )

Recently I had a lovely surprise message from Alison, a friend on Twitter

William Henry Mason & Amy Emily Porter Family Certificates

By Lynn's Waffles on 16/01/2019 • ( 8 Comments )

I was amazed when I opened the battered old suitcase and found eight certificates!

William John Gibbs, Baker & Confectioner🍞🥖🧁Beaminster, Dorset. Pt 1.

By Lynn's Waffles on 01/01/2019 • ( 9 Comments )

Imagine my surprise when I looked on the back of these photos to see they were of a family from Beaminster, Dorset!

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‪Tuesday Pic ‬ Update: Looks like this could be Ypres, Belgium! Thanks to Twitter follower👍😊 ‪Rather like this large car😍‬ ‪The driver wearing some sort of uniform, type of taxi🤔another car next to it.‬ ‪Puzzle 🧩 what type car? ‬ ‪& Where is Photo taken? Europe? Maybe France?🧩just see a shop front at back🤔thoughts?‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#MotoringHistory #VintageCar

Monday Pic Love this mixed group of people & you can make up a great story as to who they are, as there’s no printing or writing on the back!🤔 Is it the lady’s maid or a nursemaid to the little boy at the back🤔any more ‘staff’🤔 #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory

This is one of the places I find my #OldPhotos Giant Fleamarket at Bath & West Showground today, hundreds of sellers in & outside, lots of boxes to sort through & had a great day😃 #SheptonMallett #GiantFleamarket #BathAndWestShowground

‪Sunday Pic ‬ ‪These four lovely young people are most certainly dressed in their Sunday best!😍‬ ‪Especially love that young lady on left! A trendsetter I think, with attitude😃‬ ‪Those #Hats are just amazing too👒‬ ‪Would love to know who they all were!!🤔‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory ‬#FashionHistory #Friends #Trendsetters

‪Saturday Pic ‬ ‪What a #Wedding!💒🌸😍‬ ‪Guard of honour‬ ‪Groom belongs to a Scottish Regiment, was he well known? ‬ ‪Press bureau pics.‬ ‪Anyone recognise?‬ ‪Bride looks amazing! ‬ ‪Stunning dress😍‬ ‪That headdress! Wow😮‬ ‪#Military #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬ ‪#London ‬#weddingdress #weddingphotography #weddinginspiration

‪Friday Pic ‬ ‪What a great photo this is😃‬ ‪Two happy chaps, one happy Nurse, is she wearing one of those upside down watches or a medal🤔‬ Men wearing hospital blues, some did wear this type later in #WW1 without the light collar. Chap on right have something on his right sleeve too? A sergeant stripe? ‪Would appreciate any thoughts at all on this mystery photo, no printing or writing on it at all🤔🤔‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#Military

‪Thursday Pic ‬ ‪Nice little family group, taken in their back garden maybe😃‬ ‪On a decorative card frame.‬ ‪Is Dad a vicar do you think or has he just a high collar🤔‬ ‪No printing or writing ✍️ ‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#FamilyPhotography

New Blog, my spring project, longer than usual, about a 30-40 min read. About a fabulous family collection of CDV’s, all one family, many of them named, and all connected to one lady with a connection to Peter Pan😃💫 #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Theatre #PeterPan #MaryAnsell #JMBarrie #History Direct Link on my Bio😃 LynnsWaffles.com

‪Wednesday Pic ‬ ‪Rather nice material for this lady’s dress😊wearing a cross, but what is she holding? No info🤔‬ ‪Photographer: Pic 2‬ ‪Was this the same Joseph Kirby? Found on #Morley #Leeds Archives page, 1893 he was made a Magistrate🤔‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#VictorianFashion #VictorianLady

‪Tuesday Pic ‬ ‪May 1864.‬ ‪Puzzle 🧩 day‬ ‪Here’s an interesting photo & I’ve written down some of the words I can decipher😃‬ ‪See how you get on.‬ ‪I’ve not researched yet at all😊‬ ‪No Photographer printing, so no area🤔‬ Update: These are my thoughts☺ Frances Shaw or Shan Mary 1869 Osborne. at Osborne since She make Undergarments .......................... for her dear Edith ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#VictorianLady #VictorianFashion #Victorians

‪Monday Pic ‬ ‪A young lady’s School group.‬ ‪Must be upper class children I think as they all look so well groomed & beautifully dressed.‬ ‪Pot plants for decoration of Class 8.‬ ‪But no teacher in photo ? Unusual 🤔No printing or writing😏‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#SchoolPhoto #Children #GirlsClass

‪Sunday Pic ‬ ‪All dressed in their Sunday best as they have a Nun to tea! ‬ ‪That lady’s hat! 👒‬ ‪Coo that’s a whopper😃‬ ‪I imagine she’s a formidable woman! Yet her daughter at back looks quite sweet 😊‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #Fashion #Nun

‪Saturday Pic ‬ ‪#Wedding Day😍💒🌸‬ ‪The Bride’s looking bit overwhelmed & the Groom looks thrilled😃💒🌸‬ ‪What a nice group, outside an unusual house😊wonder where it is🤔‬ It says: ‪“Taken in front of the Ascotts house after the Wedding Dec 9th 1918”‬ Do you have an Ascott Family in your Ancestry ?? ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory #weddingphotography #weddingday #weddinginspiration ‬

‪Friday Pic ‬ ‪Here’s our Man Friday what a huge beard!‬ ‪A country gent🤔‬ ‪Taken after 1883, John Chaffin & Son’s #Taunton #Somerset also were at #Yeovil ‬ ‪Read in full on their family history at YeovilHistory.info I’ve included snippets of 2 pages on Pic 3/4 Interesting family & excellent website👍😃‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory ‬#FashionHistory #Victorian #VictorianGent

‪Thursday Pic ‬ ‪Taken in the 1890’s this beautifully dressed lady’s photo was taken in‬ ‪#Sydney #Australia ‬by The Ideal Photo Co. George Street. ‪Can’t work out what she has under her hand🤔‬a letter from or to her family in the UK maybe, my best guess🤔 ‪No writing sadly, so we don’t know who she sent it to in UK.‬ ‪#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #FashionHistory ‬#VictorianLady #Victorians

These finds also from last weekend at the #Matford #AntiqueFair were all from different sellers, lots of single photos that took my eye, a real mix plus of course more #Wedding #OldPhotos 😍#FamilyHistory #Exeter #Devon

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Visit to Lytes Cary Manor last week & what a wonderful little Chapel they have!😍 National Trust Website: The Lyte’s family The story starts with William le Lyte, who was a feudal tenant of the estate as early as 1286. He paid an annual rent of 10 shillings or the contents of a swan’s nest on the River Cary. It is believed that it was his grandson, Peter, who built the Chapel in 1343. Six generations of the Lyte family lived at the Manor and the house was gradually expanded over time. The Great Hall was constructed in 1447 by Thomas Lyte and the south wing, kitchens and outhouses were added by 1533 by John Lyte and his wife, Edith. The chapel predates the existing house, having been built around 1343, and functioned as a chantry Chapel, where masses could be said for the souls of the family, both living and dead. ***************************** Historic England Website: William le Lyte held the estate now known as Lytes Cary in 1286, and his descendants remained in possession until 1755. In the mid C14, William's grandson, Peter, built a new stone chapel, and gradually successive generations constructed a courtyard manor house around it. #LytesCary #LytesCaryManor #Chapel #Somerset #NationalTrust

Visit to Lytes Cary Manor last week & what a wonderful little Chapel they have!😍 National Trust Website: The Lyte’s family The story starts with William le Lyte, who was a feudal tenant of the estate as early as 1286. He paid an annual rent of 10 shillings or the contents of a swan’s nest on the River Cary. It is believed that it was his grandson, Peter, who built the Chapel in 1343. Six generations of the Lyte family lived at the Manor and the house was gradually expanded over time. The Great Hall was constructed in 1447 by Thomas Lyte and the south wing, kitchens and outhouses were added by 1533 by John Lyte and his wife, Edith. The chapel predates the existing house, having been built around 1343, and functioned as a chantry Chapel, where masses could be said for the souls of the family, both living and dead. ***************************** Historic England Website: William le Lyte held the estate now known as Lytes Cary in 1286, and his descendants remained in possession until 1755. In the mid C14, William's grandson, Peter, built a new stone chapel, and gradually successive generations constructed a courtyard manor house around it. #LytesCary #LytesCaryManor #Chapel #Somerset #NationalTrust

Visit to Lytes Cary Manor last week & what a wonderful little Chapel they have!😍 National Trust Website: The Lyte’s family The story starts with William le Lyte, who was a feudal tenant of the estate as early as 1286. He paid an annual rent of 10 shillings or the contents of a swan’s nest on the River Cary. It is believed that it was his grandson, Peter, who built the Chapel in 1343. Six generations of the Lyte family lived at the Manor and the house was gradually expanded over time. The Great Hall was constructed in 1447 by Thomas Lyte and the south wing, kitchens and outhouses were added by 1533 by John Lyte and his wife, Edith. The chapel predates the existing house, having been built around 1343, and functioned as a chantry Chapel, where masses could be said for the souls of the family, both living and dead. ***************************** Historic England Website: William le Lyte held the estate now known as Lytes Cary in 1286, and his descendants remained in possession until 1755. In the mid C14, William's grandson, Peter, built a new stone chapel, and gradually successive generations constructed a courtyard manor house around it. #LytesCary #LytesCaryManor #Chapel #Somerset #NationalTrust

Visit to Lytes Cary Manor last week & what a wonderful little Chapel they have!😍 National Trust Website: The Lyte’s family The story starts with William le Lyte, who was a feudal tenant of the estate as early as 1286. He paid an annual rent of 10 shillings or the contents of a swan’s nest on the River Cary. It is believed that it was his grandson, Peter, who built the Chapel in 1343. Six generations of the Lyte family lived at the Manor and the house was gradually expanded over time. The Great Hall was constructed in 1447 by Thomas Lyte and the south wing, kitchens and outhouses were added by 1533 by John Lyte and his wife, Edith. The chapel predates the existing house, having been built around 1343, and functioned as a chantry Chapel, where masses could be said for the souls of the family, both living and dead. ***************************** Historic England Website: William le Lyte held the estate now known as Lytes Cary in 1286, and his descendants remained in possession until 1755. In the mid C14, William's grandson, Peter, built a new stone chapel, and gradually successive generations constructed a courtyard manor house around it. #LytesCary #LytesCaryManor #Chapel #Somerset #NationalTrust

Visit to Lytes Cary Manor last week & what a wonderful little Chapel they have!😍 National Trust Website: The Lyte’s family The story starts with William le Lyte, who was a feudal tenant of the estate as early as 1286. He paid an annual rent of 10 shillings or the contents of a swan’s nest on the River Cary. It is believed that it was his grandson, Peter, who built the Chapel in 1343. Six generations of the Lyte family lived at the Manor and the house was gradually expanded over time. The Great Hall was constructed in 1447 by Thomas Lyte and the south wing, kitchens and outhouses were added by 1533 by John Lyte and his wife, Edith. The chapel predates the existing house, having been built around 1343, and functioned as a chantry Chapel, where masses could be said for the souls of the family, both living and dead. ***************************** Historic England Website: William le Lyte held the estate now known as Lytes Cary in 1286, and his descendants remained in possession until 1755. In the mid C14, William's grandson, Peter, built a new stone chapel, and gradually successive generations constructed a courtyard manor house around it. #LytesCary #LytesCaryManor #Chapel #Somerset #NationalTrust

Visit to Lytes Cary Manor last week & what a wonderful little Chapel they have!😍 National Trust Website: The Lyte’s family The story starts with William le Lyte, who was a feudal tenant of the estate as early as 1286. He paid an annual rent of 10 shillings or the contents of a swan’s nest on the River Cary. It is believed that it was his grandson, Peter, who built the Chapel in 1343. Six generations of the Lyte family lived at the Manor and the house was gradually expanded over time. The Great Hall was constructed in 1447 by Thomas Lyte and the south wing, kitchens and outhouses were added by 1533 by John Lyte and his wife, Edith. The chapel predates the existing house, having been built around 1343, and functioned as a chantry Chapel, where masses could be said for the souls of the family, both living and dead. ***************************** Historic England Website: William le Lyte held the estate now known as Lytes Cary in 1286, and his descendants remained in possession until 1755. In the mid C14, William's grandson, Peter, built a new stone chapel, and gradually successive generations constructed a courtyard manor house around it. #LytesCary #LytesCaryManor #Chapel #Somerset #NationalTrust

Visit to Lytes Cary Manor last week & what a wonderful little Chapel they have!😍 National Trust Website: The Lyte’s family The story starts with William le Lyte, who was a feudal tenant of the estate as early as 1286. He paid an annual rent of 10 shillings or the contents of a swan’s nest on the River Cary. It is believed that it was his grandson, Peter, who built the Chapel in 1343. Six generations of the Lyte family lived at the Manor and the house was gradually expanded over time. The Great Hall was constructed in 1447 by Thomas Lyte and the south wing, kitchens and outhouses were added by 1533 by John Lyte and his wife, Edith. The chapel predates the existing house, having been built around 1343, and functioned as a chantry Chapel, where masses could be said for the souls of the family, both living and dead. ***************************** Historic England Website: William le Lyte held the estate now known as Lytes Cary in 1286, and his descendants remained in possession until 1755. In the mid C14, William's grandson, Peter, built a new stone chapel, and gradually successive generations constructed a courtyard manor house around it. #LytesCary #LytesCaryManor #Chapel #Somerset #NationalTrust

Visited this Church September 2018. What a beautiful #Font with a dedication written around it😊 “St Mary, Haddiscoe, Norfolk sits on a hill above the Reedham to Beccles road, its telescopic tower a landmark for miles. In this corner of Norfolk it stands out as being of tremendous interest, an intriguing and impressive place. The #tower base is certainly Saxon, the upper parts Norman, the chequerboard top wholly 15th century. Coming to the #chancel there are a number of filled in round windows. Saxon or Georgian. Neither seems likely, they are probably a local 13th century device. They probably date from the original building of the #chancel. #StMary can be gloomy inside on a winter day, and it takes a moment to adjust to the darkness. Facing west into the #tower, green light pours from a lancet through the Saxon round-head arch, a foil for the creamy light coming through the elaborate Decorated #tracery in the eastern distance. Halfway along the south side is Martin Travers' justly-famous The young John the Baptist greets the infant Christ in a sort of Art Nouveau meets Chinoiserie style, with the church itself set in the background. Above the arcade are surviving #wallpaintings - just. The head of St Christopher with the Christchild on his shoulder is clear enough, but the others are fragmentary. Most curious are two little niches set in the eastern face of the most westerly arcade pillar, that is to say, to see the images in them you would need to face west. Odd, but there is something similar at neighbouring Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe that was probably a cupboard. There are some good #ledgerstones of the 16th and 17th centuries, and one in particular is worth a look, because it is in Dutch. This is to the wife of Pier Piers, the dyke reeve, and dates from 1625. There are two corbel heads halfway along the chancel wall, which presumably date from its 13th century construction. The font is typically late #medieval East Anglian. “ All information above is from NorfolkChurches.co.uk #Norfolk #Haddiscoe #HaddiscoeChurch #Church #churchhistory #RoundTowerChurch

Visited this Church September 2018. “St Mary, Haddiscoe, Norfolk sits on a hill above the Reedham to Beccles road, its telescopic tower a landmark for miles. In this corner of Norfolk it stands out as being of tremendous interest, an intriguing and impressive place. The #tower base is certainly Saxon, the upper parts Norman, the chequerboard top wholly 15th century. Coming to the #chancel there are a number of filled in round windows. Saxon or Georgian. Neither seems likely, they are probably a local 13th century device. They probably date from the original building of the #chancel. #StMary can be gloomy inside on a winter day, and it takes a moment to adjust to the darkness. Facing west into the #tower, green light pours from a lancet through the Saxon round-head arch, a foil for the creamy light coming through the elaborate Decorated #tracery in the eastern distance. Halfway along the south side is Martin Travers' justly-famous The young John the Baptist greets the infant Christ in a sort of Art Nouveau meets Chinoiserie style, with the church itself set in the background. Above the arcade are surviving #wallpaintings - just. The head of St Christopher with the Christchild on his shoulder is clear enough, but the others are fragmentary. Most curious are two little niches set in the eastern face of the most westerly arcade pillar, that is to say, to see the images in them you would need to face west. Odd, but there is something similar at neighbouring Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe that was probably a cupboard. There are some good #ledgerstones of the 16th and 17th centuries, and one in particular is worth a look, because it is in Dutch. This is to the wife of Pier Piers, the dyke reeve, and dates from 1625. There are two corbel heads halfway along the chancel wall, which presumably date from its 13th century construction. The font is typically late #medieval East Anglian. “ All information above is from NorfolkChurches.co.uk #Norfolk #Haddiscoe #HaddiscoeChurch #Church #churchhistory #RoundTowerChurch

Visited this Church September 2018. “St Mary, Haddiscoe, Norfolk sits on a hill above the Reedham to Beccles road, its telescopic tower a landmark for miles. In this corner of Norfolk it stands out as being of tremendous interest, an intriguing and impressive place. The #tower base is certainly Saxon, the upper parts Norman, the chequerboard top wholly 15th century. Coming to the #chancel there are a number of filled in round windows. Saxon or Georgian. Neither seems likely, they are probably a local 13th century device. They probably date from the original building of the #chancel. #StMary can be gloomy inside on a winter day, and it takes a moment to adjust to the darkness. Facing west into the #tower, green light pours from a lancet through the Saxon round-head arch, a foil for the creamy light coming through the elaborate Decorated #tracery in the eastern distance. Halfway along the south side is Martin Travers' justly-famous The young John the Baptist greets the infant Christ in a sort of Art Nouveau meets Chinoiserie style, with the church itself set in the background. Above the arcade are surviving #wallpaintings - just. The head of St Christopher with the Christchild on his shoulder is clear enough, but the others are fragmentary. Most curious are two little niches set in the eastern face of the most westerly arcade pillar, that is to say, to see the images in them you would need to face west. Odd, but there is something similar at neighbouring Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe that was probably a cupboard. There are some good #ledgerstones of the 16th and 17th centuries, and one in particular is worth a look, because it is in Dutch. This is to the wife of Pier Piers, the dyke reeve, and dates from 1625. There are two corbel heads halfway along the chancel wall, which presumably date from its 13th century construction. The font is typically late #medieval East Anglian. “ All information above is from NorfolkChurches.co.uk #Norfolk #Haddiscoe #HaddiscoeChurch #Church #churchhistory #RoundTowerChurch

Visited this Church September 2018. “St Mary, Haddiscoe, Norfolk sits on a hill above the Reedham to Beccles road, its telescopic tower a landmark for miles. In this corner of Norfolk it stands out as being of tremendous interest, an intriguing and impressive place. The #tower base is certainly Saxon, the upper parts Norman, the chequerboard top wholly 15th century. Coming to the #chancel there are a number of filled in round windows. Saxon or Georgian. Neither seems likely, they are probably a local 13th century device. They probably date from the original building of the #chancel. #StMary can be gloomy inside on a winter day, and it takes a moment to adjust to the darkness. Facing west into the #tower, green light pours from a lancet through the Saxon round-head arch, a foil for the creamy light coming through the elaborate Decorated #tracery in the eastern distance. Halfway along the south side is Martin Travers' justly-famous The young John the Baptist greets the infant Christ in a sort of Art Nouveau meets Chinoiserie style, with the church itself set in the background. Above the arcade are surviving #wallpaintings - just. The head of St Christopher with the Christchild on his shoulder is clear enough, but the others are fragmentary. Most curious are two little niches set in the eastern face of the most westerly arcade pillar, that is to say, to see the images in them you would need to face west. Odd, but there is something similar at neighbouring Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe that was probably a cupboard. There are some good #ledgerstones of the 16th and 17th centuries, and one in particular is worth a look, because it is in Dutch. This is to the wife of Pier Piers, the dyke reeve, and dates from 1625. There are two corbel heads halfway along the chancel wall, which presumably date from its 13th century construction. The font is typically late #medieval East Anglian. “ All information above is from NorfolkChurches.co.uk #Norfolk #Haddiscoe #HaddiscoeChurch #Church #churchhistory #RoundTowerChurch

Visited this Church September 2018. “St Mary, Haddiscoe, Norfolk sits on a hill above the Reedham to Beccles road, its telescopic tower a landmark for miles. In this corner of Norfolk it stands out as being of tremendous interest, an intriguing and impressive place. The #tower base is certainly Saxon, the upper parts Norman, the chequerboard top wholly 15th century. Coming to the #chancel there are a number of filled in round windows. Saxon or Georgian. Neither seems likely, they are probably a local 13th century device. They probably date from the original building of the #chancel. #StMary can be gloomy inside on a winter day, and it takes a moment to adjust to the darkness. Facing west into the #tower, green light pours from a lancet through the Saxon round-head arch, a foil for the creamy light coming through the elaborate Decorated #tracery in the eastern distance. Halfway along the south side is Martin Travers' justly-famous The young John the Baptist greets the infant Christ in a sort of Art Nouveau meets Chinoiserie style, with the church itself set in the background. Above the arcade are surviving #wallpaintings - just. The head of St Christopher with the Christchild on his shoulder is clear enough, but the others are fragmentary. Most curious are two little niches set in the eastern face of the most westerly arcade pillar, that is to say, to see the images in them you would need to face west. Odd, but there is something similar at neighbouring Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe that was probably a cupboard. There are some good #ledgerstones of the 16th and 17th centuries, and one in particular is worth a look, because it is in Dutch. This is to the wife of Pier Piers, the dyke reeve, and dates from 1625. There are two corbel heads halfway along the chancel wall, which presumably date from its 13th century construction. The font is typically late #medieval East Anglian. “ All information above is from NorfolkChurches.co.uk #Norfolk #Haddiscoe #HaddiscoeChurch #Church #churchhistory #RoundTowerChurch

Visited this Church September 2018. “St Mary, Haddiscoe, Norfolk sits on a hill above the Reedham to Beccles road, its telescopic tower a landmark for miles. In this corner of Norfolk it stands out as being of tremendous interest, an intriguing and impressive place. The #tower base is certainly Saxon, the upper parts Norman, the chequerboard top wholly 15th century. Coming to the #chancel there are a number of filled in round windows. Saxon or Georgian. Neither seems likely, they are probably a local 13th century device. They probably date from the original building of the #chancel. #StMary can be gloomy inside on a winter day, and it takes a moment to adjust to the darkness. Facing west into the #tower, green light pours from a lancet through the Saxon round-head arch, a foil for the creamy light coming through the elaborate Decorated #tracery in the eastern distance. Halfway along the south side is Martin Travers' justly-famous The young John the Baptist greets the infant Christ in a sort of Art Nouveau meets Chinoiserie style, with the church itself set in the background. Above the arcade are surviving #wallpaintings - just. The head of St Christopher with the Christchild on his shoulder is clear enough, but the others are fragmentary. Most curious are two little niches set in the eastern face of the most westerly arcade pillar, that is to say, to see the images in them you would need to face west. Odd, but there is something similar at neighbouring Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe that was probably a cupboard. There are some good #ledgerstones of the 16th and 17th centuries, and one in particular is worth a look, because it is in Dutch. This is to the wife of Pier Piers, the dyke reeve, and dates from 1625. There are two corbel heads halfway along the chancel wall, which presumably date from its 13th century construction. The font is typically late #medieval East Anglian. “ All information above is from NorfolkChurches.co.uk #Norfolk #Haddiscoe #HaddiscoeChurch #Church #churchhistory #Remembrance #WW1 #WW2 #CWGC

Visited this Church September 2018. “St Mary, Haddiscoe, Norfolk sits on a hill above the Reedham to Beccles road, its telescopic tower a landmark for miles. In this corner of Norfolk it stands out as being of tremendous interest, an intriguing and impressive place. The #tower base is certainly Saxon, the upper parts Norman, the chequerboard top wholly 15th century. Coming to the #chancel there are a number of filled in round windows. Saxon or Georgian. Neither seems likely, they are probably a local 13th century device. They probably date from the original building of the #chancel. #StMary can be gloomy inside on a winter day, and it takes a moment to adjust to the darkness. Facing west into the #tower, green light pours from a lancet through the Saxon round-head arch, a foil for the creamy light coming through the elaborate Decorated #tracery in the eastern distance. Halfway along the south side is Martin Travers' justly-famous The young John the Baptist greets the infant Christ in a sort of Art Nouveau meets Chinoiserie style, with the church itself set in the background. Above the arcade are surviving #wallpaintings - just. The head of St Christopher with the Christchild on his shoulder is clear enough, but the others are fragmentary. Most curious are two little niches set in the eastern face of the most westerly arcade pillar, that is to say, to see the images in them you would need to face west. Odd, but there is something similar at neighbouring Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe that was probably a cupboard. There are some good #ledgerstones of the 16th and 17th centuries, and one in particular is worth a look, because it is in Dutch. This is to the wife of Pier Piers, the dyke reeve, and dates from 1625. There are two corbel heads halfway along the chancel wall, which presumably date from its 13th century construction. The font is typically late #medieval East Anglian. “ All information above is from NorfolkChurches.co.uk #Norfolk #Haddiscoe #HaddiscoeChurch #Church #churchhistory

Chapel This unusually grand, episcopal chapel, built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Burnell, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Edward I, has been used for centuries by the Bishops of Bath and Wells, and their households, for private prayer. The architecture is a great example of the Early English Decorated Style. Here you can sit in peace and quiet and take in the chapel’s beautiful proportions, the fine patterns of stone tracery, and exceptional medieval carved detail of the vaulted ceiling and sedilia. Tall windows fill the chapel with light which spills through stained glass rescued from French churches damaged or abandoned after the Revolution of 1789: spot intriguing fragments of lost scenes and symbols. Modern additions include the Somerset made, early 20th century pews and a 21st century heraldic frieze displaying the bishops’ arms. 💒Information above all from Bishops Palace Website 💒

Chapel This unusually grand, episcopal chapel, built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Burnell, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Edward I, has been used for centuries by the Bishops of Bath and Wells, and their households, for private prayer. The architecture is a great example of the Early English Decorated Style. Here you can sit in peace and quiet and take in the chapel’s beautiful proportions, the fine patterns of stone tracery, and exceptional medieval carved detail of the vaulted ceiling and sedilia. Tall windows fill the chapel with light which spills through stained glass rescued from French churches damaged or abandoned after the Revolution of 1789: spot intriguing fragments of lost scenes and symbols. Modern additions include the Somerset made, early 20th century pews and a 21st century heraldic frieze displaying the bishops’ arms. 💒Information above all from Bishops Palace Website 💒

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