St Margaret’s Chuch. Hales, Norfolk.

Black Shuck · Jul 18, 2022

Hi all, been an awful long time since I’ve posted so I thought I’d start with a nice easy explore as I’ve not been well for the last few years. St Margaret’s is a Norman Church under the Churches Conservation Trust and therefore officially redundant. I won’t waffle on too much, so here’s the pics …….

HistoryBuff · Jul 18, 2022

Nice pics.

The grass near the entrance looks trimmed, the inside though dusty seems to be well kept, and the footpath suggests frequent visitors. Is the place still maintained?

Black Shuck · Jul 18, 2022

HistoryBuff said:
Nice pics.

The grass near the entrance looks trimmed, the inside though dusty seems to be well kept, and the footpath suggests frequent visitors. Is the place still maintained?

Churches conservation trust. It’s no longer used for services

night crawler · Jul 19, 2022

Sweet, a Norman arch and what looks like a Saxon Round tower and wall paintings to boot Beautiful. I would love to visit that one for the Church Explorer if it was not over the other side of the country.
PS as far as I know they do have a service in the the churches once or twice a year

Hayman · Jul 19, 2022

How common are such round towers attached to churches? This is the first I have ever seen photos of; nor have I seen such a church 'in the stone'.

night crawler · Jul 19, 2022

I just noticed it is thatched too. There are not many around 185 you can read the list here and you will find most are in Norfolk. There are two in Berkshire and I have seen both.

Black Shuck · Jul 20, 2022

night crawler said:
Sweet, a Norman arch and what looks like a Saxon Round tower and wall paintings to boot Beautiful. I would love to visit that one for the Church Explorer if it was not over the other side of the country.
PS as far as I know they do have a service in the the churches once or twice a year

Ah ok I stand corrected

Black Shuck · Jul 20, 2022

Hayman said:
How common are such round towers attached to churches? This is the first I have ever seen photos of; nor have I seen such a church 'in the stone'.

There are quite a few in my neck of the woods

Hayman · Jul 20, 2022

night crawler said:
I just noticed it is thatched too. There are not many around 185 you can read the list here and you will find most are in Norfolk. There are two in Berkshire and I have seen both.

Thanks for that information. Knowledge is power!

Foxylady · Aug 5, 2022

Lovely little church and another fantastic Norman doorway. The simple ones are often the most delightful I reckon. Sorry to hear you haven't been well, Shucky. Hope you're much better now.

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