Salle church, Norfolk.
A church revered by many as one of the finest late medieval examples in England, and where even the mason's marks are things of beauty.
Salle church is also unusual in having surviving external graffiti.
'James A Dunnett & John Dunnett 1754'
Making their mark for all to see.
And definitely a hard one to beat for #FontsOnFriday
The massive medieval font and font cover from Salle in Norfolk. I think we can safely say that this one is still in situ...
An exceptionally fine example of a 'lock-down beard' on the late medieval choir stalls at Salle church, Norfolk.
Everything about this church screams 'cash' - and lots of it.
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Alphamstone church, Essex.
The church is unusual, reputedly built on a Bronze Age burial mound, with sarsens built in to the wall - but nowhere near as weird as some of the vicars and rectors throughout history.
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My favourite has to be Nicholas le Grice, the Tudor vicar who recorded all his good works on the walls in graffiti.
'This chancel was repaired with new timber work by me Nicholas le Gryce, Parson, Anno 1578'
In case you missed it the first time...
Le Grice wasn't just known for his 'good' works.
In the 1570s he was repeatedly in trouble - and in court - for illegally enclosing the local common land for his own use and profit.
Remember back when we were all allowed out, and could visit places?
Nope. Me neither...
So I thought we could all take a virtual trip to look at some medieval wonders.
But as I'm setting the bar low, and am biased, I thought we'd go to Kings Lynn.
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For those of you who don't know, Kings Lynn is stuck out in the east of England, and has been a major port since at least the Middle Ages.
Today it's sandwiched between the Fens, the Wash, and Norfolk.
It gets a bit overlooked obviously...
But the port was always the key to the town, as it brought in fairly massive wealth.
Kings Lynn was the first UK town to join the powerful trading federation - the Hanseatic League.
Their C15th warehouses survive to this day.