Risby, Church of St Giles
Although the village of Risby is not too far away, on the edge of Bury St Edmunds, I had not been here and visited the church. So, with some time on my hands I was able to explore this little village church. It is a church with a round tower, but it is noticable that the main body of the building is quite long, as the following imge will show. It is an historic Norman and Late-Saxon church and has c.1200–1225 wall paintings, a 15th-century carved font, and a carved rood screen. So plenty to look at and it was a rather pleasant surprise. The Lych Gate. Traditionally, a lych gate (from the Old English lic meaning corpse) served as a covered shelter at the edge of the consecrated churchyard where pallbearers could rest and wait with a coffin before the burial service.I didn`t know that! A view of the other side of the church My first view inside and looking toward the East end, showing the rood. And then a closer image with some other interesting things, including a statue of St Gil...