The Village Church looks very old. The church walls are made from browny-grey stones that have begun to turn green with moss. There are four arched windows along the side of the building. A tall tower is at the end of it. It has a clock on the wall, and above that there are four small arched windows. Inside the tower is a bell that is rung with a rope from inside the church. The top of the tower has small pointy spires. The roof is made of slates. They are grey and brown.
A large wooden door next to the tower lets you inside. When you are inside you can see rows of wooden pews. Passing through the pews you can see all the stained glass windows. They have images of Jesus on them to explain the stories that are heard in the church. At the far end of the church you can see a big table that is called the altar. Behind this altar there is a cross on the wall with Jesus on. In front of the altar to the left is the pulpit. It is made of stone. At the top of the pulpit is the lectern. It is shaped like an eagle and made from brass.
To the right of the altar is the font. This is made from stone, and has a bowl inside it where the Holy water is placed for baptisms and christenings.
The organ faces the wall, and above the organs keys are lots of pipes for the sound to come out of.
Outside the church there is grass. A graveyard with lots of stone graves surrounds the church. A path of crushed stones goes from the church doors to the gate at the pavement. Also in the church yard are several Yew trees.
The vicar that works in the church is a wise and good man His name is Howard and he is about 69. His father died in a battle during the Second World War and his mother passed away when he was twelve. He came to the village to live with his aunt Hilda.
He wears a big black overcoat and has a white band around his neck.
He loves animals he has a parrot, Paulie, and a cat, Bitzy, that stay at his cottage on Main Street.
Description created by the Yr5 group from Southwold Primary
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