Benchmark - All Saints - Sproughton, Suffolk
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N 52° 03.769 E 001° 05.913
31U E 369653 N 5769731
Cut benchmark on the south west corner of All Saints'church, Sproughton.
Waymark Code: WMTQPZ
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/31/2016
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A rather weathered cut benchmark on the south west corner of All Saints'church tower, Sproughton.
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
|
TM |
1250 |
4502 |
CUT MARK |
ALL SAINTS CH TWR S FACE SW ANG |
8.967 |
3 |
'N' |
1961 |
0.700 |
"The parish church of All Saints', Sproughton, stands at the junction of Church Lane and Lower Street. There has been a church on the site from approx. 1200 AD, but little of the original church remains unaltered. The churchyard,which is a Listed Wildlife Site, borders the River Gipping.
The present building is built in flint with larger boulder stones incorporated in the walls near the base of the church. The oldest part of the building is the lower portion of the tower. The prevailing character of the architecture is decorative with many perpendicular additions. The Nave piers are 13th century, deeply moulded with four filleted shafts. The Arcade has three bays with wide span Arches and is clerestoried. There is a hammer beam roof and much heavily stained glass. The Chancel has a fine example of an early English double canopied Piscina."
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