Chelmondiston is the village above, and is a busy, pleasant place: the name is pronounced with the stress on the third syllable. Its church is quite remarkable, though. Like many along this coast, it was derelict by the 19th century, and was rebuilt by E.B. Hakewill. Hakewill pretty much rebuilt the entire church in the 1860s. He was very fond of low, north aisles. He built them at nearby Brantham, Rushmere and Shottisham, and he added one here, too. However, one night in late 1944, a V2 rocket took a particular fancy to Hakewill's work, and came in for a closer look. The little church was almost completely destroyed. Being close to other villages, perhaps rebuilding was not a priority, and it was not until 1951 that Basil Hatcher was given the commission to provide a replacement.
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