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The
church is longer than it appears from the
outside, probably because of the tall dormer
windows, and the early 21st Century reordering
was carried out with intelligence and style, the
yellow chairs and the illuminated apse creating
something of a cinema effect. A circular window
above the west doorway into the extension
contains glass which looks as if it might be
Surinder Warboys, depicting a cross and a stream
with bullrushes. A side room to the south of
the sanctuary acts as a lady chapel, and is
probably what the parish uses for its day-to-day
worship. And that would be it, I suppose, were it
not for the fascinating detail that the lady
chapel had an altar piece by the great Ellen Mary
Rope, one of that great family of Suffolk Arts
and Crafts artists whose work can be found in a
dozen churches across the county and, of course,
far beyond. It depicts the adoration of the
shepherds and angels, and has since been reset on
the side wall.
Back
in the 1980s, Sam Mortlock found an oak lectern
which he described as being of 'some character'.
It had a Greek inscription below the eagle (he
doesn't say what), and <i>CJC
1939</i>. If that was the date of its
dedication, then perhaps it came from the old
hall church next door, and gives us a date for
its construction. But it is no longer here, so I
wonder what happened to it?
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