File:Mendlesham Village Sign.webp
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English: The present sign shows a wheatsheaf and scythe at the top representing agriculture. Below this is the church of St Mary and beneath the church is one of the Mendlesham Chairs, which is made from fruitwood and elm. On the left is a Marian martyr, Adam Foster being burnt at the stake in 1556 after he refused to attend a Roman Catholic mass; he was part of the Mendlesham Christian Brethren, a group of Protestant dissenters. On the right s a memorial to John Knyvet, a 14th century English Member of Parliament and landowner who was born in the village. The sign was made by The Village Sign People. |
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| current | 12:45, 11 April 2024 | | 1,500 × 1,500 (215 KB) | BobTheGeo | Uploaded while editing "Mendlesham" on en.wikipedia.org |
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