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St Mary

St Mary

Tittleshall

Norfolk

C14 and later.

Architectural Features

C14 west tower with diagonal buttresses.

Pair of niches in buttresses with cusped and crocketted ogee arches and statue bases supported by Atlas figures.

TF8921 : Tittleshall, St. Mary's Church: c15th octagonal font

C15 octagonal font with quatrefoils.

TF8921 : Tittleshall, St. Mary's Church: c15th octagonal font

© Michael Garlick

Outstanding Coke family monuments in chancel, Alabaster monument to Briget Coke, née Paston, wife of Edward Arched niche with kneeling effigy at prie-Dieu which carries the inscription.

Flanking pilasters with partly painted carved trophies surrounded by ribbon-work.

Carved achievement in strapwork surround above and 8 kneeling weepers below.

Black and white marble monument to Sir Edward Coke by Nicholas Stone.

Carved and painted achievement in and above tympanum flanked by 4 reclining figures of the Virtues on pediment extrados.

Veined marble monument to Thomas first Earl of Leicester. and his son by Charles Atkinson.

Gadrooned sarcophagus on pedestal with a carved and painted achievement above surrounded by extravagant mantling.

Carved bust figures to the sides of the Earl and Countess by Roubiliac.

White marble monument in memory of Jane Coke by Nollekens.

Pedestal with inscription and supporting the carving which is centred around a broken column with standing figure of woman (effigy) leaning on it in front of opened book.

Angel on cloud above and putto below holding up a flaming heart.