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Old Church House

Old Church House

Frating

Essex

C12 south wall of Nave, circa 1300 Chancel, North Chapel of possibly C14 origin, C14 South Porch.

Architectural Features

C14 West Tower demolished late C20 and full height flint faced buttresses added.

Red plain tiled roofs with pierced ridge tiles, stone parapet verges, stone cross finial to Nave gable.

Chancel south wall C14 2 trefoiled windows under 2 centred arches, former circa 1300 doorway between, now blocked at base to form a 2 centre arched window.

C19 triangular head to eastern circa 1300 window, trefoiled of 2 lights with trefoil over.

The north wall has 3 C14 lights similar to the 2 southern trefoiled windows and a C20 chamfered brick doorway.

To east of the C19 2 centre arched doorway is a C12 round headed light of Roman brick.

C14 south porch, roof C14 of alternate ogee and straight rafters to collars.

Graffitti on west cill - William Frostick 1570.

Much of the original structure is obscured by C19 and C20 alterations, but the rear splay of the C12 Nave window remains, and the 2 bays of the north aisle the east bay with foliate mouldings to bases of arches.

Moulded shafts to Chancel east windows, some C14 and much C19 stained glass to windows, 2 centred West Tower arch.