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St Mary And St Peter's Church, Barham
St Mary and St Peter's Church is an active Anglican parish church in the village of Barham near Ipswich. It contains a Henry Moore statue of Madonna and the Child originally held at St Peter, Claydon. It is in the deanery of Bosmere, part of the archdeaconry of Ipswich, and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. History A church is recorded as being within the village of Barham in the Domesday Book. Architectural features in the tower of long-and-short work (or quoins), which is typical of Anglo-Saxon architecture, suggests the church dates from Saxon times. It was known as St Mary from at least 1538, when the parishioners included the inhabitants of Barham Green. In 1975, the parish extended to include the village of Claydon, and when St Peter's Church in Claydon was officially made redundant, St Mary was retitled as St Mary and St Peter. Monuments The best known monument in the church is that of the Henry Moore statue of Madonna and Child originally held at St Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barham, Suffolk
Barham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is on the River Gipping. Surrounded by Great Blakenham, Baylham Baylham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about northwest of Ipswich and southeast of Stowmarket. The buildings making up the village begin either side of the B113 road, with the majority following U ..., Coddenham, Henley, Suffolk, Henley and Claydon, Suffolk, Claydon, Barham is on the A14 road (Great Britain), A14 road about six miles north of Ipswich. Barham has one pub - The Sorrel Horse - and is also known for the Gaps Fishing lakes, situated next to the Barham Picnic site on Pesthouse Lane. History A local Act of 1765 established the Bosmere and Claydon Hundreds Incorporation of 35 parishes. The following year saw the Incorporation build a "House of Industry" on a 20-acre site at Barham. It was a H-shaped red brick building of two storeys with attics. Constructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
