A Legacy To Maintain...
...For Future Generations
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Preserving Our Local Heritage & Tradition
The Friends of Titchwell Church are pledged to assist the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St Mary's in the maintenance of the fabric and furnishings of its church and churchyard. The aim of the 'Friends' and the PCC is to keep this 1,000 year old building open. as it always has been, for local people and visitors.
Saxon Flintwork
Norfolk villages, unable to afford quarried stone, used local flints, unsuitable for edges and corners. Hence the 'round' towers and crude construction using lime mortar. This Saxon (pre 1,000 A.D.) tower was up to 30ft high. The lower window was a late Victorian addition, with the stained glass portrayal of 'The Sower' (see below).
A Round Tower on the North Norfolk Coastal Marshes
The past and present come together in this 1,000 year old building, founded in the late Saxon times between 975 and 1,000 B.C.
The Round Tower
There were originally more than 1,000 in Norfolk and Suffolk, of which 175 still remain. They may have been built as 'defensive' or 'signal' towers against Viking invasions or plundering raids. From Titchwell, a signal could have been passed to Burnham Deepdale Church, 3 miles away.
The Norman Belfry
Above the Saxon round tower is a circular string of stone beneath a belfry of semi-circular arches and openings, typical of the early Norman period, c. 1080. A century or so later, an unusual lead and wood 'spirelet' was added, topped with a stone cross.
Help Preserve St Mary's, Titchwell
Your support will keep this much-loved building intact for future generations to enjoy, whether they be churchgoers or not.
The stained glass window in the west wall of the 'round tower', was created in the 1890's and portrays the Parable of The Sower (appropriate for a church surrounded by farmland and fields).
Get in Touch
St Mary's Church, Titchwell, Norfolk PE31 8BB
Email: info@friendsoftitchwellchruch.co.uk