18th AUGUST 2001
BLYTHBURGH
Today's weather: Sunny and hot.
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Most peoples first view of Blythburgh is of the impressive Church of Holy Trinity as they drive through on the main A12 road, but in the 15th century Blythburgh was a prosperous port, even having it's own mint and goal, until like many ancient East Coast ports it silted up thus killing off the villages life blood. |
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service.
Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and
Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland
Where once larger ships stood now only small boats are able to moor.
Orginally built in the 13th century as an
ecclesiastical court house, the White Hart Inn
has been an inn for many centuries.
This lovely thatched cottage is called "The Green".
The village sign was erected as part of the
millenium celebrations, it was unveiled in the
presence of the oldest and youngest inhabitants
of the village.
Holy Trinity Church also known as the Cathedral
of the Marshes now stands as a sign of
how wealthy the village must have been when at it's peak.
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Angel Roof with its magnificent carvings of Angels, 12 pairs remain from a probable 18, having endured many a problem over the years including death-watch beetle and imminent collapse when the church was abandoned in the 17th century. |
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The north door, legend has it that in 1577 the Devil visited the church and left his finger marks in the form of scorch marks as he left through the north door, more likely however they were caused when, during a fierce storm lighting struck the spire which in turn toppled the tower sending it crashing through the nave roof killing a man and a boy in the congregation and scorching many others. |
View from the churchyard.
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