{"id":16250,"date":"2024-05-22T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=16250"},"modified":"2024-05-24T22:06:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T21:06:21","slug":"days-out-churches-st-marys-saints-syriac-julitta-swaffham-prior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=16250","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT\/CHURCHES: St Mary\u2019s & Saints Syriac & Julitta, Swaffham Prior, Pt I – St Syriac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I\u2019ve read online that \u2018twin\u2019 churches, on the same spot, aren\u2019t quite as unusual as one might think. Indeed, there are – so this website said – several more such pairings in Cambs alone. But, despite this, to my less experienced churchical sensibilities it still seems a bit unusual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It also said that given the position of this church, it\u2019s likelier the older site of the two. Even though the bulk of the fabric of Syriac\u2019s is newer (Victorian; witness the interior!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s something of an irony here, inasmuch as it\u2019s the newer (albeit older looking) St Mary\u2019s that remains an active \u2018house of worship\u2019. Syriac is a CCT property, and is currently mostly empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looks like it\u2019d be a great venue for cultural shenanigans. From music (quiet!), to art, maybe even drama? Prob\u2019 comes a cropper on all that modern health & safety bollocks, nowadays. What a waste\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve read online that \u2018twin\u2019 churches, on the same spot, aren\u2019t quite as unusual as one might think. Indeed, there are – so this website said – several more such pairings in Cambs alone. But, despite this, to my less experienced churchical sensibilities it still seems a bit unusual. It also said that given the … <\/p>\n

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