M&GNJR – Station – Whaplode
Midlands and Great Northern Joint Railway Whaplode Station Not there any more, no signs. Panorama View Aerial Video Fly Through  Modern Images of Location
Midlands and Great Northern Joint Railway Whaplode Station Not there any more, no signs. Panorama View Aerial Video Fly Through  Modern Images of Location
This black and white photograph offers a glimpse back to a time when Whaplode Drove was a working rural landscape. The row of cottages on
Flashback Friday: A Celebration at Whaplode Drove Church Rooms This wonderful group photograph was taken outside the Church Rooms in Whaplode Drove, showing a community
3D Model of St Mary’s Whaplode created using Photogrammetry Click here to view the 3D model Click on the button above to show the 3D
Whaplode St Mary’s Church – Points of Interest
Apart from the remaining ‘Rood-Loft’ woodwork, the only other fragment of pre-Reformation artistic work surviving this period of destruction is the fleur-de-lys design in red
The only remaining evidence of the Whaplode St. Mary’s Church band’s existence in the 18th and 19th centuries is the the large 6 keyed Double
The original 15th century hammerbeam oak roof was once a magnificent architectural feature of the church, with splendid intricate carvings, and possibly some applications of
This is described as a creditable imitation of the original Norman font. Notably, it has a central cylinder of black stone surrounded by hexagonal panelled
This George III Coat of Arms was painted in 1773 by Bullard, and has the names of the Churchwardens of the day thereon. It was
This unique painting by Miss Mary Henrietta Dering Curtois (1854-1928) hangs on the wall of the North Transept of the Church and was presented by
The Reredros (Altar Screen) was erected in the early 18th century, and is believed to be from the ‘Flemish region’ of the Low Countries. It
The North Aisle shows the original Norman clerestory and plain aisle windows. The South Aisle displays the reconstructed clerestory windows, beneath which sit the three
The fine detail that can be seen on this coffin cover is that of the beautifully carved ‘English Cross’- also known as ‘the Tree of
An outer ‘bird cage’ door gains access to the main inner South Door. Much of the surrounding framework of the doors was added to the
The Original five Bells made by Henry Penn of Peteborough were purchased in 1718, and the Treble bell, made by J. Taylor of Loughborough, was
Robert Collins who had been Curate at St. Mary’s between 1802- 1811, died 25th January 1812, aged 51, had this 12 feet high, stone pyramid
