St Mary's Church Cockley Cley Norfolk

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ralphwoodcock

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The remnants of St Mary's can be found nestled in the lovely setting of the Norfolk countryside amongst a collection of hornbeam, horse chestnut and birch trees. A quick look online at the the history of the church seems to casts doubt at some of the claims made about the place. Certainly the presence of the tomb of the brother of St Fursey and the age of the building itself seem to be in some doubt. The building has been redundant since the time of the reformation, and was converted into a cottage .In the 1950's the building was scheduled for demolition but was preserved when the original Norman stonework was found. A large metal grill can be opened to reveal a short flight of steps leading to what is claimed to be the remains of a Roman temple. If you decide to visit and descend into the temple take a torch, I had to rely on the flash on my camera to see where I was going.

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[/url] St Marys Church Cockley Cley Entrance to Roman Temple.Grill by ralph.woodcock, on Flickr[/IMG]

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[/url] St Marys Church Cockley Cley Entrance to Roman Temple by ralph.woodcock, on Flickr[/IMG]

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[/url] St Marys Church Cockley Cley Roman temple Thre by ralph.woodcock, on Flickr[/IMG]

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Welcome welcome Ralph.... loving that church. We have a great deal of these through our beautiful county.:)
 

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