Suffolk, England

John Cooper · Administrator

Walsham-le-Willows

John Cooper · Administrator

The date 15th November 1685 and Mary Boyce died at the age of 20 said to be from a broken heart, this is commemorated here
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The Church of St Mary is a Grade I Listed Building, see the many other listed buildings here

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/suffolk/walsham+le+willows

John Cooper · Administrator

I first visited St Mary's Church on the 8th May 1999, I have been back twice since!

Mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086
The church today is mainly 14/15c
The font is 14c and is very similar to that of Rattlesden Church
The tower has a staircase turret
The clock dates from 1877
The North Porch is 15c with lozenged faced flushwork
There is a ring of six bells three dated between 1699 & 1704
Superb Single Hammer/Tie Beam roof which boasts a span of 21'
Some original colouring of the roof remain
Parish Chest of the 14c
Royal Arms of George III
In 1842 wall paintings were uncovered
Victorian restoration of 1878
Some 15c bench ends survive
A coffin lid from the 13c
15c Rood Screen with some of its original colouring exists
Some panelling from 1620 exists
A few fragments of 15c stain glass exists in some windows
A crant to Mary Boyce d 1685 aged 20 of a broken heart