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St James

St James

Hockwold cum Wilton

Norfolk

Early C14 west steeple and chancel, nave C14 but remodelled C15.

Architectural Features

Twenty-eight C15 benches with pierced backs revealing tracery patterns or geometric forms.

Poppyheads with arm rests carved to represent figures or animals.

Late C15 chancel screen of 1 1/2 bays each side of central ogeed opening.

Cusped ogee piscina in south wall, which also has wall monument to May Colborn 1683: foliate surround encloses rectangular marble inscription panel

predula with skull and crossed bones and moulded broken pediment above through which projects carved and painted coat of arms.