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St Edmund

St Edmund

Sedgefield

Durham

Circa 1254 aisled nave

Architectural Features

c.1290 transepts and chancel

c.1490 tower

late C13 pointed door with nailhead in north aisle.

Lower, 3-bay chancel has blocked priest's door and angle-buttressed east end with 2 decayed C18 wall monuments.

Interior: spacious, pointed 3-bay nave arcades on quatrefoil piers with shaft rings and carved capitals

North transept has piscina and C15 oak roof.

Fittings and monuments: medieval grave slabs under north chancel wall and at top of tower stairs

brasses near pulpit and in north and south aisle walls

C14 male and female recumbent effigies in south transept

several C18 wall monuments in chancel.

The 15th century font in [[359742]] bears no inscription but several sets of arms.

1707 octagonal, fluted marble font.

The 15th century font in [[359742]] bears no inscription but several sets of arms.

© Stephen Craven

Circa 1638 chancel woodwork possibly by Robert Barker for Bishop Cosin

c.1670 choir panelling for Rev. Denis Granville: oak chancel screen, stalls, sanctuary and reredos panelling in eclectic style with strapwork and rich poppyheads, garlands, cherubs etc. Elaborate chancel screen with pinnacled canopies.

Later altar rails and table in C17 style.

Glass: 1863 north aisle window of Sacraments by Lavers and Barraud