Ledger stones revealed tomorrow at All Saints

All Saints Church in Sudbury, pictured above, has an open day tomorrow, Saturday 1^st July.

If you decide to go along you will have the chance to look at 3 ledger stones that have been unearthed during recent renovations.  One is of a former Mayor of Sudbury, John Lord, who died in 1643 at the age of 66.

‘Ledger stone’ is the name given to memorial slabs on the floor of churches.  It is not clear what qualified people to get a mention inside the church rather than outside in the churchyard, but the verse below (courtesy of Wickipedia) which used to surround a ledger stone for a doctor in Devon, gives a bit of a hint!

Here l lie outside the chancel door;

Here I lie because I'm poor:

The further in, the more they pay;

But here I lie as warm as they.

The Church is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the Tower being available to climb at a cost of £1.  Refreshments will be on sale and the Salvation Army Band will play in the Old Vicarage Garden from 2 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.