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Framlingham St Michael |
 | | That is not meant as a criticism, incidentally; rather, a reminder that, despite its urban quality, Framlingham is a large village rather than a small town. |
 | | Ultimately, it turned out to be very much the wrong side, so the Howards retired, licking their wounds, to their other castle at Arundel in Sussex, leaving the new Church of England a fascinating document of how the Reformation years affected a great landed family, a moment frozen in time. |
 | | I remember the first time I visited Framlingham church, about 15 years ago, knowing nothing about it, and being utterly gobsmacked by the sheer arrogance of the Howard tombs. |
| www.suffolkchurches.co.uk /framcofe.html (1922 words) |
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