St Mary

West Tower late C13 of 3 stages with processional way through from north to south.

North aisle has C13 west lancets and 3 Perpendicular double cinquefoil-headed lights with dripmould and pointed arched doorcase.

Roof has 4 pseudo-gables, C19 brick ridge tiles and cross-shaped saddle stone.

South aisle has 4 triple cinquefoil-headed lights in arched surround with dripmoulding and central C15 gabled south porch, not used as such at time of survey with cross-shaped saddlestone, offset buttresses and arched doorcase with hood moulding.

North or De Aula chapel has 2 C15 cinquefoil-headed lights in arched surround, buttresses

C13 arched doorway.

3 wooden hatchments in North aisle.

Small octagonal stone font lead lined and dated 1631.

SZ6087 : Inside St Mary, font (a)

© Basher Eyre

Larger square stone font, the upper part appearing to be made out of a stone capital of c1200, the base C19.

Parish chest, oak with stylized wooden claws dated Anno 1634 with initials DN and IF.

C12 pillar piscina with spiral decoration on south wall.

One C18 black basalt tomb slab and Purbeck stone slab to John Curwen Constable of Porchester d 1441 with figure in armour and elaborate canopy inperspective.

C17 oak communion table.

South or Oglander chapel is notable for its monuments, one of the finest collections in the Isle of Wight.

North wall has tomb of Sir Oliver Oglander, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey d 1536.

Adjoining to east is tomb of Sir John Oglander the Diarist d 1655.

Oak recumbant figure on half rolled up mat in full armour with crossed legs and heraldic lion in imitation of C14 effigies, the whole on stone tomb chest.

Above in round-headed stone niche is a small monument to his son George Oglander d 1632, also an oak recumbant effigy on half-rolled mat.

South wall has tomb of Sir William Oglander d 1608. oak recumbant effigy in attitude of prayer on half rolled up mat with heraldic lion at feet, the whole on stone tomb chest.

Adjoining to west is tomb of Sir John Oglander d 1483, stone chest tomb with quatrefoil and arch decoration with blank shields.

To west of this is the tomb of Sir Henry Oglander d 1874, chest tomb in Arts and Crafts Jacobean style designed by J C Powell 1897 of marble alabaster and mosaic with 2 small white angels at the front by Henry Pegson.

1 hatchment.

In south wall a stone tomb chest with 3 cusped lozenges to William Howlys d 1520, in north wall an almost identical chest tomb to his wife Elizabeth. (Buildings of England:Lloyd D:Hampshire

the Isle of Wight:733-735).