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Wall
paintings (17th Century)
The church contains an unusually fine collection of post-Reformation text
wall paintings, ranging in date from the 16th to the 18th centuries. These
are one of the most extensive and interesting collections of their kind in
the country to have survived
In its original 14th century incarnation, the church would have been
decorated throughout with figurative wall paintings. What remains now are a
number of the Biblical and religious texts which would have been painted
following the Reformation. It is likely that further painted texts would have
been present, but these have now been painted over or destroyed.
There
are six on the south wall and three on the north wall showing seven Bible passages, the
Lord’s Prayer and the Creed in addition to the two paintings on either side
of the east window in the chancel. These
paintings, which are of national importance, have recently undergone restoration and we would like to thank everyone
for their hard work in raising funds and to those who donated so generously.
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