Well, it certainly surprised me. We stepped inside. This church is always open, but when the light is fading you must be prepared for the shock of stepping into almost complete darkness until your eyes adjust. There are no lights in the nave, only the chancel is filled with light and colour, a pure Victorian creation. And the real surprise, as you become used to the darkness, is that the nave is almost completely empty.
Low benches line the north and south walls.
To the west is the great font , and another large object hardly discernible in the darkness. Sparks from it caught the thatched roof of the nave, and within minutes the whole place was alight. In this remote spot there was no prospect of a speedy rescue, and the church completely burned out, leaving a shell. First, the chancel was restored for use as the parish church. A rather ill-fitting partition separated it from the ruins.