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Friday 15 June 2012

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St Botolphs, Banningham, Norfolk


St Botolphs, Banningham, Norfolk

One of the fascinating features of English churches are their ancient chests which in some cases are as old as the church itself dating back many hundreds of years. As the holders of all the churches documents they were usually very secure and often has three locks and three key holders who all needed to be present before the chest could be unlocked and the contents accessed. Many chests are made of wood often carved from a single tree trunk. In the case of Banningham the trunk is made of iron which has a beautiful patina (which can be seen in the top image better than the lower one). Although a number of the fitting are damaged and lost this trunk looks to have had at least three locks. Currently it is guarded by a very small padlock on the left corner, although the ancient documents will now be stored elsewhere.

St Botolphs, Banningham, Norfolk

St Botolphs is usually open and has many interesting features to see.

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