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Church of the Month – Filby, All Saints
The village of Filby is a picturesque location tucked away in the heart of the Broads and featuring a wealth of pretty chocolate-box cottages surrounded by spectacular scenery. Filby is situated on the A1064 between Acle and Caister and is about six miles from Great Yarmouth. Nearby is also the Thrigby Wildlife Park which is open all year round.
Filby Broad is a renowned beauty spot which provides a haven for wildlife and birdlife, and a visitor's parking area at Filby Bridge picnic site on the A1064 is available to take in some of the sights.
Filby has been selected as one of the 1019 communities where the Olympic Torch Relay will be run. The torch will visit the village early on Thursday 5th July, en route from Acle as it heads to Great Yarmouth.
Perhaps most people know of Filby for its many successes in the Britain in Bloom competitions, when the whole village comes alive with an overwhelming display of hanging baskets and roadside features.
All Saints church, with its stately C15 tower and Four Latin Doctors standing at the corners of it looking down on the thatched roof of the nave, lies in the heart of the village. Inside the nave is a wonderful painted rood screen with eight C15 painted saints and intricate carving, reminiscent of the screen at Ranworth. Plenty of C19 stained glass including some of French origin casts coloured beams of light into the nave.
There are 5 bells installed in the tower; access to the tower stairway is via an ironbound door with no less than seven locks on it. The bells are unringable for
change ringing, but there is a chiming mechanism installed in the nave where the bells can be rung from for special occasions.
The bells were all cast on different dates and by four different bell founders.
The Treble dated 1722 was cast by John Stephens of Norwich. The Second dated 1676 was cast by Edward Tooke of Norwich. Third dated 1658 was cast by John
Brend II of Norwich; Fourth dated 1607 was cast by William & Alice Brend of Norwich; and the Tenor of 10cwt in the key of F# dates from 1675 and was also cast by Edward Tooke of Norwich.
On the Treble is the name of Robert Buxton – churchwarden, while the tenor has the Arms of Norwich City on it.
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Filby, All Saints