File:St Mary's church - angel roof - geograph.org.uk - 942478.jpg

English: St Mary's church - angel roof. The chancel > 942451 - 942459 is the oldest part of St Mary's church 942417 - 942447 - 942469 and was built in the 1200s. From 1312 onwards the church was owned by the Castleacre Priory until it was dissolved in 1540. The nave dates from the 14th century as does the squat short tower which was probably never finished. The angel roof (seen here) is C15 and was restored in 1958 and 1970. Other medieval survivals are the stained glass panels > 942472 - 942473 in the windows, rearranged in the north aisle windows by Revd Henry Goggs MA (1824-1858), who was called the hunting parson. The rood screen > 942450 is C15 also, as is the hexagonal wineglass pulpit > 942465. One of only 25 seven sacrament fonts in Norfolk, the panels of the baptismal font > 942482 are very much defaced. Some of the pews in the chancel have old bench ends with poppyheads and animal carvings > 942462. The rood - the modern crucifix with the figures of St Mary and St John - came from the redundant church of St Mary-at-the-Walls in Colchester, Suffolk; it was given in memory of Henry Grimwade > 942457 who was churchwarden of that church for 47 years. The tower screen > 942485 dates from the early 20th century. (Information taken from a leaflet compiled by Sheila Upjohn). St Mary's is open every day. See also: http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/southcreake/southcreake.htm