The Holy Cross

Mainly built of rubble and flint, with some brick and tile, and stone dressings.

Plain red tile and lead roofs.

Early C12 West Tower and N.W. angle of Nave.

Late C12 South aisle and arcade.

Early C14 North aisle and arcade and clerestorey.

Chancel and possibly South aisle rebuilt Mid C14.

C15 North vestry with 2 contemporary windows of 1 and 2 lights.

C15 South Porch with modern outer arch and 1 light windows.

Early C16 South Chapel.

The West Norman doorway is of 3 semi-circular orders, the outer two chevron, the inner plain with plain lintel and tympanium.

There are 2, 2 stage buttresses and 4 modern, 3 light, 2 light alternating windows in flat heads, the west Wall has a C14 one light window with 2 centred head and moulded labels.

The jambs, each with 2 side shafts, with carved water leaf capitals and square moulded abaci.

The West wall has C14 window with central mullion and cusped tracery.

The C15 Porch is crenellated, with modern doors and windows.

Chancel Arch C14, 2 centred of 2 moulded arches, modern responds.

North Vestry with 2 C15 windows of one and 2 lights under a square head.

E. window set in C14 opening with original splays, 2 centred rear arch and moulded internal label.

2 C14 windows, one in the N. wall, each of 2 trefoiled lights.

In S. Chapel Monument to Richard 1st Lord Rich 1566 and Robert, his son 1581.

Alabaster and marble, consisting of altar-tomb and effigy, canopy and kneeling figure at W. end.

In the bays is a panel incised with a figure subject (a) Ld.

Wall at back of 3 bays with panels carved in relief.

A square Norman bowl with a head carved on the boss at each angle.

Brasses.

Effigy of Chistina Bray 1420 AD and an effigy of a man in plate armour 1414 AD.

E.C14 Black marble slab, the matrix of a brass in which there is a long foliated cross and a small effigy of a priest.

In the N. wall of the Sanctuary are the remains of the C14 altar tomb, recess with two-centred ogee moulded arch with cinquefoiled soffit sub cusped in the middle cusp on each side.

Moulded and crocketed label with elaborate finial side, shafts with moulded and carved capitals and bases, flanked by projecting buttresses with gabled and crocketed pinnacles with carved finials.

Piscina in vestry S. wall C15 with moulded jambs and cinquefoil arch in square head, shelf and circular drain.

Poor Box, nail studded and iron bound with 3 locks, possibly L.C16, on second pier of S. Arcade of Nave.