Many times I've been told of the amazing angel carvings that look down from high above the Upwell congregation who worship and pray weekly in this great stone house of god, but until now I hadn't taken the time to explore these heavenly winged figures.
When you enter this Parish church you straight away see angels everywhere you look, quite a strange feeling, not an unpleasant one but it's like they are watching over you. The carving on these delightful angels is stunning, how long each piece took to finish must have been weeks rather than days and I'm sure all done by those who worked of in most cases the very minimum of pay and in many cases no pay. I think we all forget the hold that the church had over most villagers at this time and how demanding they were when it came to hard labour when building these parish churches.
The windows too are a wonderful example of fine craftmanship in Upwell church, the colours and designs are really amazing, a standard usually found in the larger more well-known churches.
If any of you get the chance to visit Upwell please try to find time to explore the inside of this wonderful parish church full of the most stunning angels, I promise you the feeling you get when standing there looking up at these heavenly figures is one that will stick with you for a while, a very unique feeling indeed.
