Also, in the Eucharist scene, a houseling cloth is held by the communicants to prevent the host being scattered. Great Glemham's font may not be as characterful as Badingham's or Denston's, but in terms of quality and survival, it is probably the best single surviving example in all England. And the font has yet another remarkable feature. In one of the niches in the font's stem you will see, not a simple Marian lily as in the other three, but a lily crucifix. This symbol outraged the reformers of the 16th and 17th centuries, and only one other example survives in Suffolk, at Long Melford .
Colour remains on the font, especially on the lilies.
You'll also find it on the entrance to the rood loft stair , where the fleurons decorate the arch. None of the rood apparatus survives at all, but one gets just a hint, here, of the sheer drama of the medieval liturgy and life of this place. Beneath the Last Rites panel, the crucifix lily peeps. To enable you to really experience the beauty and glory of this font, I have added Aidan Semmens' photos of the eight panels as thumbnails below. If you click on the thumbnail, it will open a new window, with a full view of the panel, and a brief description.