Pakefield Parish church

Having blogged a photo of the thatcher working on the church just across the path from where we are staying, we went to take a look inside.

What an unusual and interesting Church, or should I say two churches.

Keeping the thatcher busy with two roofs to work on.

Originally there were two churches with a wall separating them, but sharing the one tower. 

The first church built around 600 - 700 was changed over the years and the church we now see was mentioned in the Domesday Book [1085]. 

St Margaret’s is on the left and All Saints on  the right, the dividing wall was removed years ago, with the record of the last man to be separately Rector of both churches buried in 1748.

During WW2 the church was hit by incendiary bombs setting fire to the thatched roof and causing great destruction.

Last week a terrifying storm hit this area and the church was flooded, so a clean up operation is in progress.

All Saints has a beautiful stained glass window above the Altar, where St Margarets just has plain glass windows.

The old and the new. St Margaret’s.

Such history and a lovely harvest theme to the flower display.

The stone arches were once a wall separating the two churches. The wooden Rood Screen was mostly destroyed by the 

Puritans but some original panels can be seen.

Many beautiful modern quilted and patchwork hangings through out the two churches.

I wonder who made all these banners.

This was such an enjoyable Church to visit.