St Mary Magdalene
Walkeringham
Nottinghamshire
SK 79 SE WALKERINGHAM CHURCH STREET (east side) 6/104 Church of St. Mary 1.2.67 Magdalene G.V. I Parish church, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19 west tower, nave, chancel, north and south aisles, south porch.
Architectural Features
West window C14, double coved surround with hood mould, containing restored triple lancet with cusped heads, panel tracery and coved mullions.
First stage has 4 C15 bell openings with hood moulds, containing triple lancets with panel tracery.
To west, C15 4 centred arched head doorway
to east, 4 deep square headed splayed reveals with hood moulds, each containing round headed C16 triple lancets with chamfered mullions.
On north side 3 and on south side 4 square headed chamfered and rebated reveals each containing C16 round headed triple lancets.
East end has single chamfered and coved opening with coved hood mould, containing C15 quadruple lancet with panel tracery.
South side has off centre 4 centred arched priest's door with hood mould, flanked by single square headed coved reveals containing C15 triple plain lancets with splayed mullions.
To east, 2 square headed coved and rebated surrounds containing C15 plain triple lancets with coved mullions
South porch, C19 in C13 style, chamfered and rebated doorway with octagonal responds, bases and capitals.
South doorway, C15, cove and roll moulded doorway with C19 close boarded door.
Nave, north and south arcades, C13, 3 bays, octagonal piers on broached square bases, octagonal capitals, with nailhead to north only.
Fittings include tapered octagonal font on square base, inscribed 'R C B W 1663'
The font.
3 C17 oak pews, the remainder C19 replicas
C19 stained glass in west window.
To west blocked window, to east, Tudor arched opening to north door.
east window has C20 stained glass.
Roof, C15, moulded principal rafters with curved brackets.
Chancel arch, C13, double chamfered and rebated with octagonal imposts.
Chancel north arcade, C13, 2 bays, single round pier with moulded octagonal base and roll moulded capital.
Roof C15, principal timbers moulded, east bay diagonal matchboard.
C15 timber screen, 6 bays with panel tracery, arranged to form vestry.
To north, slate and alabaster monument to Francis Williamson, d. 1639, by Edward Marshall.
Slate and alabaster monument in St.Mary's church, by celebrated Stuart sculptor Edward Marshall in 1659, to Francis Williamson who died in 1639. It depicts Francis and his wife Elizabeth kneeling at prayer, with their 3 sons below.
above, 3 kneeling figures
2 facing kneeling figures.
fragments of C19 glass in east window.