The chancel of our lovely church here  contains a wonderful carved waggon roof, dating from the early 1500’s. This ceiling bears over 120 carved bosses, all different, depicting people, religious icons, monsters, animals, both wild and domestic and plants. The collection has been described by leading academics as ‘unique and of national importance’.

The Save Our Ceiling appeal was launched with an event in the church on the evening of 19 October 2023, and thanks to generous support from local people and grant funding, the work has been completed.

We are delighted to say a huge thank you to everyone who donated or sponsored a tile. A Book of Thanks has been placed in the chancel of the church detailing all the generous donations from private individuals and Grant Awarding Bodies. Tile sponsors and their commemorations are listed too.

More details of the carvings can be found here and on the newly constructed website (click the image below), where more information about our donors can be found.

Our aim is to continue fundraising to enable us to have the carvings conserved and to install proper lighting so that visitors can enjoy them into the future.