St. John's Church, Thaxted, Essex

After Audley End, we were driving through Essex to an overnight car park in Braintree, passing through Thaxted, and noticed its beautiful St. John's church, which turned out to be a 4-star Jenkins church, dating from the earlier 1300s.

Vicki before the great steeple at Thaxted...

Interestingly, the church was being set up for a musical concert, the stage at the
rear, with the seats facing it and not the altar

Beautiful timbered ceiling

Carvings all over

Said to be 13th century German

Angel hovering from the ceiling

Bell ringing apparatus

Lots of more or less defaced gargoyles

Funny faces...I mean, grotesques

Thaxted also has a windmill

Fuller view

Pretty town

Happy Birthday balloon ride