Stock photography picture of Village Church with farm buildings and flint cottages Wighton Norfolk UK March

AWAT0Y - Licenced Caption Village Church with farm buildings and flint cottages Wighton Norfolk UK March Description Wighton church is something of a landmark, sitting on a high rise, and visible for miles around. At Warham St Mary Magdalene, it can be seen two miles off, from the churchyard gate. It must have caused quite a stir then, when, one winter night in 1965, the tower collapsed in a storm. Thankfully, it fell away from the church. At that time of pessimism in the Church of England, when so many Norfolk churches were being declared redundant, it must have seemed an unlikely prospect that it would ever be rebuilt. You imagine the parishioners shrugging their shoulders and saying "that's that, then", probably thanking their lucky stars that they still had a church left. The ruins were made tidy, and people went on with their lives. Keywords Wighton, church, is, something, of, a, landmark,, sitting, on, a, high, rise,, and, visible, for, miles, around., At, Warham, St, Mary, Magdalene,, it, can, be, seen, two, miles, off,, from, the, churchyard, gate., It, must, have, caused, quite, a, stir, then,, when,, one, winter, night, in, 1965,, the, tower, collapsed, in, a, storm., Thankfully,, it, fell, away, from, the, church., At, that, time, of, pessimism, in, the, Church, of, England,, when, so, many, Norfolk, churches, were, being, declared, redundant,, it, must, have, seemed, an, unlikely, prospect, that, it, would, ever, be, rebuilt., You, imagine, the, parishioners, shrugging, their, shoulders, and, saying, "that's, that,, then",, probably, thanking, their, lucky, stars, that, they, still, had, a, church, left., The, ruins, were, made, tidy,, and, people, went, on, with, their, lives.