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St Mary The Virgin

Stebbing

Essex

TL 6624 STEBBING CHURCH END 10/312 Church of St. Mary 20.2.67 the Virgin G.V. I Church mainly circa 1360 with later restorations.

Architectural Features

Roofs one of lead, grey slate to Aisles and red plain tile to Chancel.

The S.E. stair turret with red tiled roof is C15.

The clerestory was inserted early C16 when the Nave roof was raised and has on each side, 5 windows of 3 cinquefoil lights under 4 centred heads.

At the feet of the intermediate principals are carved angels holding blank shields and at the purlin intersections are foliated bosses.

Externally The North Aisle has 4 grotesque gargoyles below the crenellations.

There is a C15/16 doorway with chamfered jambs and three centred head in the East wall.

Of the 4 north wall windows the easternmost and third one of 2 cinquefoil lights in a two centred head, the second is late C14 of 3 lights under a 4 centred head and the fourth is similar to the easternmost, but with different tracery.

Internally between the first and second windows are the upper and lower doorways of the stairs to the rood-left, with chamfered jambs and three centred heads of late C15-early C16.

There is a C14 Piscina with moulded trefoil head and label and basin.

The South Porch walls were raised with brick, C16, the outer archway is moulded and two centred, and has a niche above with a Madonna statue.

The Chancel C14 has chamfered external and moulded internal string courses.

East window of 5 cinquefoiled lights with C15 tracery with a two-headed centre head, the jambs, head, labels and rear arch are moulded and the internal splays have each two attached shafts with moulded capitals and bases.

C15 roof is of braced collar beam type.

C14 Piscina, double with two cinquefoil heads and a quatrefoil in a two centred main head, two drains, octofoil with shelf at back.

C14 Sedilia, in range with Piscina, three arched, with moulded cinquefoil heads on double shafted jambs and piers with 3 attached shafts, all with moulded capitals and bases and carved faces to label stops.

There is a carved wooden reredos and an antique carved stone used as a credence.

There is an ornately carved wooden chair.

Brasses In Chancel to Thomas Jernigon circa 1608.

In Nave of a widow circa 1390, possibly Margaret de Ferrers, and other indents.

Chest C15/C16 with iron bound lid cover and 3 locks.

Font Octagonal, with plain bowl, moulded at base and cusped panelled stem.

C16 Stoup in South Porch with pointed head and broken basin probably C16.

Then are remains of wall paintings in chancel, nave and aisles.

C16 Reredos in north aisle on East wall, the remains of elaborate canopy with vaulted soffit and projecting brackets, now cut back to face of wall.