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St Mary

St Mary

Dennington

Suffolk

Fine late C14 tower with later crenellated brick parapet

Architectural Features

Late C14 5- bay aisles with 3-light windows

Early C15 porch with flushwork to plinth and lower facade

Fine early C14 3-bay chancel: matching 3-light windows to north and south, 5-light east window, all with reticulated tracery and hood moulds with carved stops

Internally the windows are shafted and have hood moulds, both with finely carved capitals and stops.

North of the chancel is the 2-storey mid C15 sacristy, in largely original condition.

Early C14 single framed and braced nave roof

South window recess of Bardolph Chapel has fine carved stonework forming a decorative canopy to a tomb chest below

In summary: C15 font with medieval cover

very fine set of richly carved C15 benches

three-decker pulpit

exceptionally fine mid C15 parclose screens to both chapels, complete with lofts

carved dado of C15 rood screen

pyx canopy of c.1500

Royal Arms of George III above south door

Tomb of Lord Bardolph and his wife in Bardolph Chapel: very fine carved alabaster tomb chest with recumbent effigies

good wall monument to Sir Thomas Rous also in Bardolph Chapel.

5 chancel windows retain some good medieval stained glass.

Graded I for medieval fabric and furnishings.