All the answers are easily visible from the paths so no grave stomping is necessary. The cache is wheelchair and buggy friendly to within a few meters of the cache. You will need to park carefully do not block anyone’s driveway. Please respect other users of the Church and Graveyard. The start co-ordinates get you to the Church Gate and from there your quest begins
Start at N52 19.124 - E000 26.601
Finish at N52 19.124 - E000 AB.CED
We begin with Stanley Robert Neal who died 2nd February 1996 Aged 7C
James T. Nuttall who died aged AB
And finally
Ellen Fanny who died in her ED th year PLUS THREE
St. Andrew, Freckenham, Suffolk. The church sits away from the village centre, down a narrow lane that drops to the river. Your first sight of it is rather curious; a large, barn-like roof overlays nave and chancel, dropping down to enclose the 15th century north aisle which peeps out beneath it. The church was extensively restored in the second half of the 19th century, it was done so well that it isn't easy to tell the old from the new. The tower, for instance, which is typical 14th century Suffolk if a little overneat, was built in the 1880s after the old one collapsed. The little dormer windows at the east end of the nave which might once have lit the medieval rood are, in fact, the work of the 1870s.
The architect here was George Street, and this is probably his most significant work in the county. There is no chancel arch; perhaps there once was, but now the great chancel just continues eastwards. And upwards; there are six steps between the nave and sanctuary, and the roof is high in any case. Although the colouring is modern, it is thought that the panelling of the restored waggon roof pre-dated Street. High above the chancel is a fantastic woodwose, looking more like something out of Greek mythology than anything English. Up in the chancel above the heavily restored piscina is a foliage head mould with a little lizard peeping out; and there are other small creatures elsewhere. There are some curious medieval survivals in this attractive interior.
St. Andrew's Church Interior Photos
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“If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first at churchmicro@gmail.com so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list”
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