St Michael’s Church which stands
behind the site of Hunston Hall is a most interesting specimen
of Early English architecture. There are a number of Early
English windows and some perpendicular insertions. The nave
roof is of good hammer-beam type, the restored chancel roof
being copied from it. The chancel arch is plain, supportrd on
circular shafts with richly foliated capitals.
The priest’s door to the south is very elegant the head a
segmented arch boldly trefoliated the cusps are terminated with
fleur-de-lys In the east wall of the transept is a niche leaf with
beautiful moulding of foliate design In the south-east angle of the
transept is a beautiful Early English double piscina under two
trefoil arches one in each wall supported on three circular shafts
the central shaft being in the angle of the walls In the chancel
are two ancient benches with well carved poppy heads Near the font
is a well preserved chest of unusual design The font is Norman.
The 14th Century flint tower which contains 5 bells is plain
decorated of three stages without butresses with a late brick
parapet. In 1887 the chancel was thoroughly restored by the late JH
Heigham. In the same year the chancel floor was relaid with mosaic
work by a Major C Heigham who in 1882 placed 6 new windows in the
chancel
The most recent refurbishment completed in 2005 was restoration
of a
central window in the chancel.