East Harling, St Peter and St Paul

The parish church of East Harling is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1066-1087) and there has been a church here from that time to the present day. The visitor sees a 15th century Perpendicular church almost as it was finished about 1450, topped by an elegant spire of lead covered oak.

The lofty nave is given a sense of space by tall slender pillars and light from the eighteen clerestory windows displaying the magnificent hammerbeam roof steeply pitched and suggestive of hands touching at the fingertips in an attitude of prayer.

The chancel contains six miserere stalls and the tomb of the founder Anne Herling and her first husband Sir William Chamberlain. The great east window of 15th century stained glass has a romantic history in having been twice removed for safety but now restored. Given by Sir Robert Wingfield in 1480 the windows' jewel like colours depict scenes from the life of Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Two ancient chapels to the north of the chancel have a priest's chamber above.

The Lady Chapel, or Herling Chapel, at the east end of the south aisle house the tombs of Sir Robert Herling who died in 1435 and Sir Thomas Lovell and Dame Alice.

The historic J W Walker organ dates from 1854 and was brought here from St James, Hatcham, London in 1981 and is in much demand for recitals.

The late Sir John Betjeman, visiting the church for the first time was heard to remark "what a riot of splendour."

Postcode: NR16 2NA

Website address: www.east-harling.co.uk

Opening Times
Monday to Saturday, 10am - 4pm
Easter to end of September

Telephone: 01953 717 235

Services

Sunday	8am	Holy Communion BCP (3rd & 5th Sunday)
	9.45am	Holy Communion CW Choral (1st, 2nd & 4th Sunday)
	9.45am	Morning Prayer CW (3rd Sunday)
	9.45am	Matins BCP choral (5th Sunday)
	6.30pm	Evening Praise (2nd Sunday)
Thursday	10am	Holy Communion CW