As 19th Century rural restorations go, this is one of the more atmospheric. Everything inside is pleasant, neat and trim, and well cared-for. One thing that is of more than mild interest is the piscina in the sanctuary, set low-down in the wall after the Victorian restoration raised the floor level. It has a credence shelf at the back, and another little alcove that Mortlock thought might be for towels, an unusual survival. The George III royal arms enjoin us to Fear God and Honour the King, and the authority of the words is emphasised by reference to their origin in the Book of Samuel. This is also an interesting church for the student of Victorian stained glass. William Warrington's son JP Warrington did most of the windows, his only work in East Anglia, and he neatly graffitoed his monogram into them.

But mostly, here is an ancient building being used in a lively manner by its local people, and I liked it for that. Brampton parish has its own railway station on the Ipswich to Lowestoft line, but the station is a good two miles from this church, and actually on the edge of the village of Redisham. When I wondered about this to a railway historian acquaintance of mine, he explained that the Victorians named their stations after the nearest post office rather than the nearest village, although of course it must be many years now since Brampton post office was lost to us.