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St Mary

St Mary

Old Hunstanton

Norfolk

C14 fabric by two members of the Le Strange family of Hunstanton Hall.

Architectural Features

Tower: set off buttresses at west, south door, c.1300, square sound hole openings to bell stage, two-light Decorated belfry stage windows, battle-mented parapet.

Massive overstructured nave roof, decorative wind-bracing, arched double scissor braces resting alternately on carved Apostle head corbels, by Earp p.58.) At west Norman font, central pier with four detached angle columns, scalloped underside to bowl, attached colonnettes at angles, steps.

North aisle: painted royal arms William IV At east table tomb with brass to Sir Roger Le Strange , an esquire of the body to Henry VII.

Perpendicular blank tracery panels with brass coats of arms, brass with figure in armour, tabard tunic under heraldic helm and three ogee canopies.

Small figures in tabards either side.

Chancel: pulpit, marble, stone and alabaster perhaps by Earp or Boulton of Cheltenham.

Perpendicular chancel arch with seve light screen c.1500, polychrome dado with twelve Apostles, seven light divisions, loft, restored c.1900 by Bodley.

On north Perpendicular stone recessed altar tomb 1485 of Henry Le Strange, perhaps used as an Easter Sepulchre Tomb chest four-centred arch, parapet with coats of arms.

Reredos stone, mastic, glazed tiles, alabaster, marble, painted angels in roundels by Frederick Preedy (Gore Hunstanton p.58).