AD 1086 - The Domesday Book records the
existence of a church here.
The late 1100s - The internal shafts of
the east window; also probably the core of the present nave and chancel.
c. 1200 - The Early English 'lancet'
window in the south well of the chancel.
c. 1300 - The other chancel windows, also
a general restoration of the church, towards the end of which the tower
was built.
c. 1320 - The south aisle was added. Its
doorway and two eastern windows date from this time.
15th Century - The three-light window in
the aisle, the north nave window, the nave roof, font. chancel stalls and
screen. The tower received its parapet (money was left in 1472 to
"emend" the tower).
c. 1500 - The south aisle was encased in
Tudor brick. The north doorway was placed in the chancel.
1801 and 1846 - David Elish Davy visited
the church. He tells us that at that time the Communion Table was neither
raised on a step nor railed off. Some of the old oak benches remained and
the screen retained traces of its mediaeval gilding and colouring. By 1846
some deal pews had been erected on the north side. The roof was at that
time almost hidden by a plaster ceiling.
1810 - Most of the west wall of the
nave was rebuilt with brick.
1857 - The church received a major
restoration, in which the plaster ceilings were removed, the ancient roofs
repaired, a new west window was inserted, the chancel floor was raised,
the benches and stalls were restored and new benches were added where
necessary, also a new pulpit, reading-desk and altar rails were
made. The architects for this work were Phipson & Morgan and the
work was done by Henry Ringham, the remarkable Ipswich woodcarver, who was
an expert at restoring benches etc. on mediaeval lines and whose work may
be seen in several Suffolk churches.
1885 - The tower was restored and
its parapet received its pinnacles and figures (which it would have
possessed originally).
1950 - The south chapel was formed
in the south aisle by the Walton family.
