The second of the churches I visited was St john Stockcross which when I was looking at the OS map I noticed was off the road I would be taking to Boxford. Problem I had when I got there was how to get to the church let alone park near it. The church which I had spotted seem to be out the back of a house and I could not see the road leading there at the time, I found it after my visit. I also found out the benefice the church is in and will try to find out when I can return to look around the inside
Very little in the way of history on Wiki
" It is the site of a brick-built church, St John's, erected and endowed by the vicar, the Rev. H. W. Majendie in 1839"
South side over the churchyard
West end with some of the north side of the church
South view again with my camera
Churchyard with the church
East end which I took as I was leaving
Churchyard looking south east from the porch
Along the south side of the church is this fenced off family plot
Far east end of the churchyard
Commonwealth war grave of Corporal J Pocock
On the far side of the hedge you find a churchyard extension
Like I said a short blog.
Till Next time may I wish you all a peaceful week
Two things I learned about this church: the vicar's name is Rev. Toogood (which amuses me) and the interior was designed by Comper (which intrigues me). Sir Ninian Comper, I looked him up, I think thats who they mean. Hope you can get inside the church soon!
ReplyDeleteHey! Just tried to leave comment. Forgive me if you get this twice. Rev. John Toogood is vicar at this church and the inside is designed by Comper. Sir Ninian Comper? Let me know if that's correct.
ReplyDeleteIt looks an interesting church - do hope you can get to see the interior soon.
ReplyDeleteYour right Kay about Comper. Rev Toogood looks after the benefice which has a lot of churches, some I have been to others I've yet to see
ReplyDeleteThe church yard is well kept. Someone is doing a good job.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful building but I love the cloud capture! Thank you for sharing your snaps and taking part in #MySundaySnapshot.
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