St. George's Church at Crowhurst (Sy).

21st September 2006

Crowhurst Parish Church is a simple, small Mediaeval building with an interesting mosaic fresco on the sanctuary wall. The churchyard is home to the Crowhurst Yew, an immense hollowed tree thought to be four thousand years old.

The church from the road.	The only door.	Graffiti on the door arch.	Inside looking towards the altar.
A monument to Richard Cholmley in the sanctuary. The latin inscription reads: INDVBITATA SPE RESVRRECTIONIS FVTVRAE IN HAC OSSVARIA REQUIESCIT RICHARDVS CHOLMLEY QVONDA IACOBI SACRAE MEMORIAE & CAROLI REGV ANGLIAE PINCERNA CVIVS & PROBITATE & PIETATEM OLIM (OVM IN VIVIS ESSET) APPROBAVIT VOX PVBLICA OBIT XIII AVGVSTI A SALVTIS 1634 MONVMENTVM HOC AMORIA ERGO POSVIT IOHANNES CHOLMLEY FRATER MOESTISSIMVS.	Mosaic fresco in the chancel (left)	The east window	Mosaic fresco (right)
Monument under the altar	Tomb in the chancel.	The bell tower from the inside.	The west window
Gravestones	The Crowhurst Yew, said to be 4000 years old.	The branches of the yew