Baptism Font, St John the Baptist - Needham Market, Suffolk
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Late 19th century font in St John the Baptist church, Needham Market
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Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/16/2014
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Late 19th century font in St John the Baptist church, Needham Market
"St John the Baptist is quite different from any other church in Suffolk. It has an urban setting on the main street, hemmed in by old buildings on three sides. But this is no grand town church, and you might not even notice it if it wasn't for the curious little spire on the porch, and the high clerestory like the bridge of a ship. Indeed, this church was just a chapel of ease to Barking until 1901. It has no churchyard, and there is no tower.
It was built during the second half of the 15th century, and set in the expanse of restored knapped flint is an inscription carved in stone: Pray we all for grace, for he yt hav holpe ys place God reward he for her ded & hev'n may be her meed. There is an archway in the north east buttress. This was to allow the Corpus Christi procession to encircle the church without leaving consecrated ground."
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