Architectural Features
3 stage C13 tower has plinth, chamfered and roll moulded string courses, battlemented parapet with angle chutes, recessed octagonal ashlar spire with 2 light lucarnes to the principal directions, floriate knopped top and weather vane.
The C16 west window is of 2 lights, with cusped heads to the lights, triangular head and hood mould, set in roll and wave moulded surround.
The squared rubble north aisle has moulded parapet, 3 stepped buttresses with bell moulded bases, a C13 pointed doorway in chamfered surround,
a 3 light C14 window with ogee heads to the lights, flat head and hood mould.
C14 ashlar clerestory having moulded parapet with 3 two light windows, cusped ogee heads, moulded pointed surrounds. c.1873 chancel with Collyweston slate roof, having 2 light window in the north wall, 2 similar windows to the south, all with cusped heads and trefoils.
The south wall of the nave has 3 tall stepped buttresses, chamfered string course and moulded parapet, with late C13 3 light intersecting traceried window with hood mould, and an early C13 2 light window with rounded heads to the tall lights.
C14 gabled porch, with pointed outer doorway, moulded octagonal capitals, side benches, single 2 light ogee headed side windows, and a ribbed roof.
Inner doorway is late C12, round headed, with dogtooth to the inner chamfer.
" ...late C12, round headed, with dogtooth ..." https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062863 This wall, and that of the enclosing 14th century porch has numerous late 17th century graffiti (including "TH 1677" - am I that old?). I've noticed graffiti of similar date on other churches.
Late C13 triple chamfered tower arch, dying to the reveals with above the earlier roof scar.
C14 double chamfered chancel arch having octagonal responds and embattled imposts, with to north a C14 niche with cusped ogee head and pinnacles.
In the eastern reveal of the easternmost south nave window a further C14 niche with trefoil head and ballflower decoration to underside of base.
C19 stained glass in east window.
C16 octagonal font having quatrelobe panels with the symbol of the passion and other devices, with a top frieze of flowers and other tendrils.
SK9828 : Font, St Mary Magdalene church, Bitchfield
Monuments.
In the north aisle a respositioned brass plaque to Elizabeth Lack, d.l661, with engraved coat of arms.