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The Parish Church of St Margaret the Queen

The Parish Church Of St Margaret The Queen

Five Ash Down

East Sussex

C13 west tower (heightened in C18,) C13 four bay arcade, chancel of c.1300 with C15 aisle walls and north porch.

Architectural Features

C17 clerestory.

C13 west tower of three stages with circular opening to C18 bell stage and C13 lancets below.

Clerestorey has three C17 triple mullions.

Late C13 font of square Purbeck type on five supports but the flat blank arches pointed trefoiled.

Jacobean pulpit with blank arches and elaborate floral carving.

Chancel has canted plastered ceiling of c.1600 having panels with geometrical motifs but frieze of long branched flowers in vases.

Communion rail later C17 with dumb-bell balusters.

Piscina and sedilia probably a rare C17 example.

Late C13 chest.

Monuments include brass to Britellus Avenel, rector in later C14, an ogee cross at the top of a staff and in the cross the demi figure of the rector

Deonicius Slon d1485, demi figure of another Priest 12 inches long