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St Mary

St Mary

Hunston

Suffolk

Rendered parapet with mouldings and gargoyles.

Architectural Features

TL9868 : St Mary, Badwell Ash - Gargoyle

parapet with 2 gargoyles.

TL9868 : St Mary, Badwell Ash - Gargoyle

© John Salmon

C14 chancel: one window on north, 2 on south side, all of 2 lights with 4-petalled flower motifs to tracery

Fine C15 south porch projecting from the west end of the aisle: sides faced in black knapped flint, front with long narrow trefoil-headed flushwork panels

C15 tower in 4 stages, the lowest in black knapped flint with stone blocks, the remainder heavily repointed.

Inside, C14 arcade with octagonal piers between nave and aisle.

Nave roof in 7 short bays with alternating hammerbeams and tie-beams, both resting on wall-posts with small figures.

The hammerbeams have large recumbent angels.

TL9868 : St Mary, Badwell Ash - Font

C14 octagonal font: mutilated shields on the base, flamboyant ogee arches supported on heads to the bowl, crenellated top.

TL9868 : St Mary, Badwell Ash - Font

© John Salmon

C14 piscina on south side, with space for sedilia beside it.

The stained glass in the east window is of 1920.