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Holy Trinity Church is one of the great Suffolk wool churches and was built almost entirely in the 15th century
at a time of growing prosperity among the local cloth merchants. It was completed in 1484. The only modern part is the tower, dating from 1903. Much of the stained glass is medieval, and the Rabbit
(Hare) window above the North door symbolizes the Trinity It is an Anglican Christian church
in
the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich within the
Church of England and has served the ancient and beautiful village of
Long Melford, near Sudbury in Suffolk, for over five hundred years. The church stands on a hill at the north end of the village and looks down Hall
Street which runs through the village from north to south.
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The church as you see was
completed in 1484, the Lady Chapel in 1496, and the Clopton Chapel is
from about the same date. The only part of the structure older than that
is the five bays of the arcading at the west end of the nave, which are
considered on architectural grounds to be about a century earlier, and
perhaps the porch (of which more later). The only modern part of the
structure is the tower, which dates from 1903 and was built as Long
Melford's commemoration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. By any
standards it is a great improvement on the brick tower built in 1725.
That tower replaced the original, which was destroyed by lightning
around 1710, and the present tower was built round it.
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At Holy Trinity Church in long Melford we
are upgrading our community facilities in a comprehensive scheme of
renewal.
We are also preserving the heritage of this
historic church by the restoration of the Tudor stained Glass and the
maintenance of our bells and bell frame.
We ask for your support.
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PLEASE SUPPORT US WITH A
GIFT
Here are some of the most effective ways of
supporting Long Melford Church by making a personal gift:
1. ONLINE BY DIRECT DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD - GO TO
www.justgiving.com/longmelford
2. Make your cheque payable to Long Melford
PCC Appeal
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