A guided stroll
through the history of the churches of
St Mary, the Virgin
and of
St Cyriac and St Julitta
in
Swaffham Prior
in the county of Cambridgesbire
1996
Copyright © Elisabeth Everitt and Roy Tricker 1996
Book Design: Robin Scovil
Original Printed by: E G M Mann & Son Limited
Delmore House, Chiswick Avenue, Mildenhall, Suffolk, 1P28 7AY
Preface
Introduction
The Background
Why are there two churches?
Two churches, one vicar
What happened at Reach?
St Mary's Church
A look back
Squire Allix's St Mary's
The great repair
A walk around
"Upon a high hill" - the churchyard
The Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta
Inside St Cyriac's
"One of the sweetest peals of bells in this county"
Appendices
1. A record of lost monuments
2. Stained glass windows
3. Hatchments
4. Text of Allix memorials
5. Gargoyles on St Mary's tower
6. Allix family tree