Church of St Vincent, Newnham

[2] St Vincent's church was consecrated by Herbert de Losinga, Bishop of Norwich,[2] and is built of clunch rubble masonry with dressed stones visible on the stair turret.

The outer walls were rendered in Roman cement during the Victorian period with scribed lines intended to imitate ashlar.

[1][4] Because clunch is so soft its use in the construction of the church has encouraged graffiti, in particular around the main entrance and in the south porch; however, due to weathering some of these have now faded.

Especially noteworthy are the votive crosses inscribed by Mediaeval pilgrims and other travellers who visited the church on their journeys, possibly to the Abbey at St Albans, and which are still visible on the outside of the door arch.

This single bell originally belonged to a group of three, the other two being in nearby churches at Clothall and Norton, and all are believed to have been cast by the same person, probably a local craftsman at the end of the 16th century.

Directly opposite the entrance is the best preserved of the murals which shows the lower half of St Christopher including his feet, the bottom of his staff, some cliffs and fish darting in a stream.

On the right (East) side the banks of the stream can be seen, and on the left is the faint image of the hermit standing in his cell with his lantern to guide the Saint.