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St. Catherine

St. Catherine

Ludham

Norfolk

C14 west tower and chancel.

Architectural Features

Nave and aisles C15, bequests to new work date from 1466 when tower also altered.

Arched doorway in square surround, the spandrels carved.

One C19 three-light Perpendicular south window and a two-light C14 window with tracery head consisting of a single encircled quatrefoil.

Two two-light C14 divergent mouchette north windows.

Polygonal chancel arch responds with capitals carved with grotesques (north) and seaweed foliage (south).

Hammerbeam nave roof probably of 1466, the hammerbeams alternately on wall posts and all on arched braces.

Polygonal wall posts drop to corbels carved with angels bearing shields.

Painting of such quality that these panels represent an important example of C15 English art.

For a view of the church see > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1547657.

Octagonal C15 font.

For a view of the church see > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1547657.

© Evelyn Simak

Angels and seaweed foliage under bowl.

Bowl with panels carved with symbols of four Evangelists.

Numerous C15 poppyhead bench ends.

Eight brasses in nave the best of which are: 1650 to R. Barker, 1633 heart brass to Grace Whitey and 1659 to Christopher White.

All inscription brasses.