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St Ethelbert's Church, East Wretham, Norfolk

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Accessibility

2025-

Ample car parking but no special parking for disabled.

Disabled toilet facilities in church

The church has a hearing loop for those who require it.

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10229/facilities/

Brief description

"This lovingly cared for Victorian church buildiing is the third on the site - the others were early Engish and Norman - and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2015.

Designed by Scottish born architect William Armstrong, it was built between 1864-65 after a reorganisation of the east and west parts of the Wretham estate meant that the Norman building was too small for the village congregation.

As a result, the local estate owners, the Wyrley Birch family, built a new village school to stand opposite and endowed the rebuilding of a new nave and tower and the squire;snd son in law,, the Rev James Park Whalley, paid for the new chancel..

A beautiful example of Victorian church style, St Ethelbert has a number of extra features of interest, not least the unusual saddleback top to its tower. Inside these include an ornate memorial on the south wall to the son of a later squire killed in France during WWI, as well as the art work of the Rev Whalley. Much travelled in Europe, he was a lover of the works of Rennaissance artists.His work can be see in the wall paintings over three walls in the chancel, on the Grade II listed James Corps organ, where he painted the casework decoration, and especially the hand painting of the intricate wooden carved font cover, which alone took him 18 months to comlpete.

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The church, which has its own car park, is normally kept locked but both church wardens live nearby and the building can be opened readily on request. Their details are on the porch gate. Two services are held each month, Holy Communion on the first Sunday and Morning Prayer on the third, as well as services on major festivals. All of these use the Book of Common Prayer and King James Bible."

For more information about the church see:

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10229/find-us/

Address

Church Road
Wretham
Thetford
IP24 1RJ