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The parish church of Surfleet is dedicated to St Laurence who
was martyred on a gridiron over 1800 years ago. As a reminder of
this event the weather vane takes the form of a gridiron. The
leaning tower is a feature of the church and is in fact
6’4½” out of perpendicular. It seems that soon after
the construction of the spire the foundations began to sink into
the fenland soil. A cross on the floor of the tower near the door
marks the point directly below the tip of the spire. The tower is
probably of Decorated style (1270-1350) and the exterior is in the
Perpendicular style (1350-1480). Until the late 1970s the bells
were the lightest peal of twelve bells in the world hung for change
ringing. Owing to the lean of the tower, two bells are technically
hung outside the foundations of the church.
The Font is 15th Century, octagonal, perpendicular with a
carving of tracery and flowers and a decorated deeply buttressed
stem. The Reredos above the High Altar depicts the Last Supper. The
Millennium Window was dedicated in July 2000. It is of modern
design and symbolic in that the palm is the emblem of Saints and
Martyrs, the Grid Iron and flames depict martyrdom of St Laurence.
Flames represent Pentecost and new life in the third
millennium.
The cache matches it's surrounding nicely.
It's worth while going in the church to see the Effigy of a
Knight - Sir Hugh de Cressy 1313 - 1347
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