St Mary

Good late C15 tower with 4-stage diagonal buttresses, the 2 western buttresses with original inscriptions

fine west doorway with 2 orders of carving to the arch, hoodmould with carved spandrels and original door

Late C15 nave of 3 bays with mostly original windows

late C15 porch with rough flushwork chequering and an original figure at the apex of the gable

good south nave doorway with fleurons to the jambs, arch and hoodmould, carved spandrels and original door.

Early C14 chancel of 2 bays with 2-light Y tracery windows

Fine original double hammerbeam nave roof of 6 bays with carved cornice and a figure against each wallpost under an ogee arch.

C15 octagonal font with carved bowl and stem, original inscription on base

St Mary's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2093543 dates from the 13th century and was originally dedicated to St. Andrew. The nave was rebuilt in the 15th century. During extensive restoration work, starting in 1890, the east window was replaced and the Jacobean box pews were replaced with individual wooden chairs. The box pews had incorporated earlier carved pew ends dating from the 15th century > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2095400. A few of these were saved and stored in the loft of one of the Rectory barns, only to be rediscovered again in 1928. Additional pew ends > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2095395 were created by a group of woodcarvers based at Eyke and the seats and bench backs were mostly made locally in the workshops of Wm Baldry. The salvaged medieval bench ends can be found in the first five rows. The benches were installed in the 1930s.

© Evelyn Simak

C17 font cover.

Set of 26 poppyhead nave benches with traceried ends, installed 1940: some C15 work but much C20 restoration and renewal

good C17 pulpit complete with tester

mid C17 turned alter rails

Graded I for surviving medieval work.