Inverted Cut Bench Mark with 1GL Bolt on St Mary the Virgin Church, Friston. Sussex - U.K. and Ireland Trigpoints on Waymarking.com

This inverted Cut Bench Mark is on the South facing buttress.
This pretty church is situated on a high part of the downs overlooking the English Channel.
The oldest part of the church is the nave, which dates from around 1050. There are two interesting features in the nave, which are remnants from the Norman building. These are the blocked up doorway in the south wall and a small high window also in the south wall. The doorway was the original entry to the church. At an early date, soon after the church was constructed, a western extension, marked by the huge beam supporting the bell cote was added, but this left the south door inconveniently located too far east. So it was blocked and the present one was made.
The font is small and shallow and was made by the Puritans. It is of sussex marble, sometimes called "winkle" stone as it contains fossil deposits.
The porch is ancient, possibly pre-reformation, for it contains ancient graffitti. One of special interest is a mutilated carving of Christ on the cross. In a corner is a broken holy water stoup. The small bell-cote on the west gable contains one bell. It is inscribed "John Palmer made mee, 1651".

Type of Trigpoint: Cut Bench Mark with Rivet Condition: Good Number on Flush Bracket: none

Visit Instructions:
A photo should be taken when you visit, and added to the log.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.