"Bracken OE Church Warden"

After a very heavy rainfall this morning it finally stopped mid morning, and we took off for our morning walk in Ickworth Park.
This photo of Bracken is taken outside St Mary's Church in Ickworth which is Medieval with major 19th Century alterations. The Ickworth Church Conservation Trust (ICCT) was set up by the 8th Marquess of Bristol to safeguard the future of Ickworth Church. His half-brother the 7th Marquess bought the church from the church commissioners (after they made it redundant in the 1970s) in 1986, after which it fell into a state of disrepair. The plan is now to restore the church to its former glory.
For safety reasons the public cannot go inside as yet but it will be a most interesting church to look around once all the restoration has been completed.