Methwold

St George's Church is a Grade 1 listed building situated in the middle of a conservation area. The first church was built on the site in the 1200s. It was built in the Gothic Decorated style but within 100 years, the body of the church as destroyed by fire and the current nave rebuilt in the Decorated style. Only the chancel, chancel arch and tower remain of the original church, together with tracery in the East window. Later in the 1400s, Perpendicular-style windows were inserted into the chancel and an octagonal corona and a long, thin spire were built on the tower. The design was probably inspired by the belfry of Bruges . When the Bruges spire burned down, it left the spire and corona of Methwold unique in the world. English Heritage recently contributed 60% to the cost of extensive repairs to the stonework of the tower, corona and spire. (see more on the www.Methwold.net site)

Today St George's is a busy church with services held on 3 out of 4 Sundays, a Morning prayer on Thursdays at 8.30am and numerous coffee mornings and other events.