Horse Plough - St Agnes - Cawston, Norfolk - Old Agricultural Equipment on Waymarking.com

"The Plow Guilds at Cawston had a long association with the church and the Plough Inn at Sygate, formerly the Plow Light (now the Old Plough) which would have been the Guildhall and where the Plow Guild met.

On Plough Monday, which is the first Monday after the twelfth night in January, a plough was taken from the Inn, round the village to collect their largesse and drawing the Plough to the Church and under the west gallery called the Plow Rood for the plough to be blessed and pray for ale, corn and the blessing on their labours, from the largesse collected followed the distributing of alms to the poor, rustic games, feasting and rejoicing.

This is the inscription on the plaque nearby:

'God spede the plow and send us corn enow
Our purpose for to make at crow of cok of the plowgate of Sygate
Be merry and glede Wat Good ale yis work mad'

The plough in the Church given by Mr Jimmy Payne (visit link) "

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Use or Purpose of Equipment: Plough Approximate age: Not known Still in Use?: No Location: St Agnes church, Cawston, Norfolk Fee for Access: yes Manufacturer and model: Not listed

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