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St Mary's ChurchThe nave measurements are length 100ft, width 30ft and height 45ft. The Nave's crowning glory is its magnificent double-hammer beam roof At the west end, near the entrance, stands the 15th century font with its glorious cover. Tradition has it that both were originally in the Abbey church in Bury St Edmunds, although there seems to be no evidence to support this.

St Mary's Church Inside

The seating in the nave dates entirely from the 1660s. Two sets of uniform pews with a wide central gangway between them provide accommodation for around 400 people.

Preserved in the church is the enormous spit of ash-wood 15 feet long, upon which a 50 stone Ox was roasted whole in the grounds of Worlingworth Hall on 25th October 1810 to celebrate the completion of the 50th year of the reign of King George III. The ox was provided by Lord Henniker and it is said that the wood of this spit, being freshly cut, exuded sap which rather spoiled the flavour of the meat. In the south aisle, a huge picture shows the Worlingworth feast on the occasion of this Golden Jubilee.

 

In the doorway of the nave is kept Worlingworth's old Parish fire engine, made by Newman and Ragg of Cloth Fair, Smithfield, London in 1760 and given by John Major, Lord of the Manor. This was the first type of Fire engine to use compressed air and small though it is, it could produce a jet of water up to 150 feet into the air. It was last used on Guy Fawkes night in 1927.St Mary's Church Inside 2

The tower rises 77ft above the ground. In 1750, the tower was struck by lightning causing considerable damage to the South-East corner. The tower holds a peal of eight bells, the tenor bell weighing 12cwt.
Once there was a clock in the tower, a portion of which may still be seen on the second floor.

There are so many fascinating little details at Worlingworth that we won't attempt to mention them all. We'd rather give you the chance to find them yourself, or look them up in Mortlock (he has a website of Suffolk churches) if you'd rather. Suffice to say that this is one of the more interesting churches in East Anglia.
 

Information

Churchwardens:

Bert Stanford 01728 628474 and Anne Davidson


P.C.C. Members

Nick Westwood (Treasurer) Shirley Rutterford (Secretary) Nora Ingate, Charlie Abbott, Val Swallow, Charles and Veronica Plowman and Ann Davidson.

Sidespeople
Veronica Plowman, Shirley Rutterford and Val Swallow.

For Pastoral Care, Baptisms, Weddings and Funeral arrangements, please contact a Churchwarden

Church Services in St Mary's Worlingworth

Details of other church services taking place in the Benefice, can be found in the Benefice and Village newsletter. For further information, contact a Churchwarden.

 

Contact details for clergy

For Pastoral Care, Baptism, Wedding or Funeral arrangements please contact Rev David Burrell theparsnips@googlemail.com Tel: 01986 798136

Rev'd Ron Orams, Tel: 01986 798901,email ron.orams@talktalk.net, Please don't hesitate to get in touch if we can help.

 

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