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St Mary The Virgin

Bocking Churchstreet

Essex

C14 chancel, mid C15 nave and aisles, early C15 west tower, late C15 chancel chapels and south porch.

Architectural Features

EXTERIOR: west tower begun 1415.

South porch of 1490-1520: arched and moulded entrance (restored C19) flanked by a cinquefoiled niche right and left, each with a late C20 figure.

1260, oak, with 4 vertical planks decorated with scrolled ironwork, and with a hoodmould on head stops.

Parapeted clerestory north and south added 1490-1520, with 4 3-light pane[-tracery windows.

Chancel with crenellated north and south chapels of 1490-1520, that to south with 2 3-light Perpendicular windows to south and one to east, the last under a segmental arch

1520: moulded ridge piece, purlin and principals, with bosses at main intersections, and solid arched braces to wall posts with carving.

Similar aisle roofs of mid Cl5, with multiple roll-moulded timbers.

1490 displaying continuous double-wave mouldings into the 4-centred arches without capitals.

One arch on south side with organ of 1905 by Norman & Beard.

Rood screen by Sir Ninian Comper, 1910.

Rood figures installed 1950.

Octagonal Perpendicular font with tracery decoration.

1920, with 5 carved saints either side of central carved Christ in Majesty.

Monument to Grisell Moore, died 1624, in north chancel chapel.

Alabaster and marble: figure kneels before a prayer desk within architectural frame consisting of 2 Corinthian columns supporting open pediment.