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St Mary Magdelene

St Mary Magdelene

Sandringham

Norfolk

SANDRINGHAM SANDRINGHAM TF 62 NE 2/47 Church of St. Mary Magdelene 15.8.60 II* Parish church, Medieval, restored by S.S. Teulon 1855 and A. Blomfield 1890.

Architectural Features

Tower with stepped diagonal buttresses, embattled parapet with carstone flushwork, crocketted finials, gargoyle to south

C15 2 storeyed porch with diagonal buttresses, 4-centred arch with round shafts part renewed, carstone flushwork to either side, central tall niche above with ogee head, flanking trefoil headed lights

Porch interior: roof renewed, floor to upper storey lost, reset marble slab now mural with brass arms and inscription to Wm.

Cobbis, 1546

South transept of 1890 with similar window reset, both with figure stops

Interior: arch braced nave roof with angel corbels, gilded bosses and quatrefoil frieze of 1921

panelling to nave, C15 style painted panelling to chancel with Gothick canopies and saints of 1920, panelling to tower with gilded frieze and angels.

C15 glass of saints in tracery panels of south window

north west window of aisle, some C17 glass in north aisle.

metal rails with silver angels

Wineglass pulpit of 1924 with silver panels