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Bramfield is a lovely village lying about 2 miles from Halesworth. The village is unique in Suffolk for having a church with a round tower that is entirely detached from the main body of the church. |
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The Bramfield village sign and thatched shelter standing on what remains of the old village green. |
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A pretty cottage called Cobblers Cottage. |
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The Bell Inn a traditional village pub, with some lovely pargetting on the front wall. |
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Pargetting is the technique of moulding decorative designs into the external plastering of a wall. This fine example depicts all the ingredients needed to make fine ale. |
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An unusual use has been found for this old barrel. |
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A View looking up the Street, in the 18th century the road was made into a Turnpike whereby the village could maintain the road by charging a toll. |
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The village hall in Bramfield was built in the 1930s, during World War 11 it was used by military personnel including American servicemen from the "Mighty Eighth" Air force who were stationed in the area. |
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The thatched church of St Andrew's was built almost entirely in the 14th century replacing one on this site that was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. |
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The 12th century round tower of St Andrew's is unique in the county in that it is separate from the main body of the church. The tower is 43 feet high with walls up to 4 foot 6 inches thick and houses 5 bells the earliest dating from around 1440. |
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