Morley: St Botolph, Morley St Botolph
Built in 14th C,dedicated to St Botolph who founded a monastery in Boston (Lincs) 625AD. Splendid Tower Perpendicular style 15th C.stepped buttresses tall belfry windows new clock provided for 2000 millennium.
A disastrous fire in May 1959 gutted the nave, now restored the Chancel (restored 1880) was only smoke damaged - windows 1480 remain,the chancel arch stonework has a pink tinge from the effects of the fire. Chancel windows east Victorian reconstruction, north 1912 depicts St Patrick with a shamrock and snake and St Bridget (who founded an Irish community dedicated to women in Kildare - 523AD). Victorian choir stalls. Four interesting memorials inside Chancel.
New pulpit and matching lectern to demonstrate the importance of the word read from the Bible and the exegesis of the spoken sermon. The font was also renewed but the font cover (wooden) was saved.
The church was out of use until restoration was complete in 1964, it remains in regular us.
Access by prior arrangement.
Built: 14
Style of worship: Open evangelical
Morning Worship and Holy Communion
The 2nd Sunday of the month is Morning Prayer and the 4th Sunday is Eucharist CW Order 1. The 1st and 3rdSundays the services are at Wicklewood. We use Common Worship and Mission Praise for Hymns
Evening Prayer Services in the benefice are BCP and run from Easter to Remembrance Sunday at Hingham or Hackford or Wood Rising Sunday School. Sunday Children's teaching is also at 10am within the church
Every other Sunday
every Sunday at 10:00 AM for 1 hour
| Our Location:
Stone Brigg
Morley St Botolph
Norfolk
NR18 9TR |
Contact:
The Revd Barry K Furness
Waveney House
11 Low Street,
Wicklewood
Norfolk
NR18 9QG
Tel: 019530606437
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