Sully, Church And Lychgate c.1950
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The church dates back to the Norman Conquest, but very little of the original church remains; the initial period of restoration in the 1820s dramatically altered its structure. Local people believe that the yew tree near the path was planted in the early 19th century to deter the playing of ball games. A striking 20th-century addition is the lychgate – a commemoration of the end of the First World War.

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I did my nurse training at Sully Hospital and I always helped out when the minister from Sully church visited our patients. Many of our patients were really very ill indeed so his work there must have taken a toll on him so I used to get the communion vessels out, show him which patients had asked for him and suggested he visit some who had not asked but might need a kind word from someone other than a nurse. He would ...see more