All Saints' Church, Icklingham

Beautiful and simple redundant church
Mar 24th, 2022

This now redundant Thatched roof church is still brimming with beautifully restored historic bounty to the eye, thanks mainly to the work of the Churches Conservation Trust. Icklingham named after the Iceni (Boudicca etc.) and the church being again on top of a large mound/Hill top, points to a construction from the later incursion of the Saxons after Chritianisation, sadly, but also very pleasurably, some 12th century art work can be seen on the Nave wall. the rest is of a later time. That said a very large Medieval tiled floor (the biggest in East Anglia) can be seen towards the east end of the Nave. This all adds to the atmosphere in a very pleasing way.
Feb 12th, 2022

Sep 4th, 2021

This Church always catches my eye as I pass it . A very beautiful sadly redundant thatch roofed church Grade 1 listed and some of the Norman nave dates from the 11th or 12th century . Icklingham stands on an ancient trackway of the Icknield Way once one of the four highways of medieval England running from Norfolk to Wiltshire and mentionedby Henry of Huntingdon and Geoffrey of Monmouth . A Roman Cristian graveyard was found here and a baptismal font with a chi rho monogram which can be seen at the British Museum too . A rather impressive tomb lays in one corner who ever rests here I am sure could tell a few stories . 14th century mosaic tiles on the floor and I was very interested in one of the stained glass windows . Well worth stopping for you church geeks like me out there .
May 30th, 2021

Oct 24th, 2020