St Mary The Virgin

Nave, north Vestry, south aisle probably C14.

South aisle rebuilt C15.

south porch and west tower circa 1500.

Roofs of red plain tile or lead.

Chancel East window early C14 of 5 trefoiled lights, with arches placed on top of the apexes to form a net pattern, in a two-centred head with a moulded label.

Three windows in north wall, eastern a blocked C13 lancet, centre window c1340 of two trefoiled lights with tracery under a two- centred head with moulded label.

Western C14/C15 partly blocked

altered with a wooden frame and segmental head inscribed 1678.

There are two doorways with chamfered jambs and two centre arches probably late C14.

Rood Screen Rebuilt 1907 with fragments of C15 screen incorporated.

Sedilia C14, restored, of three bays with moulded jambs and two centred heads.

Piscina early C14, with moulded jambs, cinquefoiled head and trefoil drain.

Monument to John Sparrow, 1626.

North Vestry, probably partly C14, is plastered, with red brick crenellations.

Nave: The double hammer-beam roof, dated 1489 by inscription, is one of the finest in Essex.

Moulded beams throughout with carved tracery and bosses.

Eastern C19 circular, central C15 3-light with tracery in a four-centred head with face stops to moulded label.

Western window of circa 1330 of two ogee lights with quatrefoil in a two-centred head.

South Arcade: Early C14, reconstructed C19 of three bays with two-centre arches of two chamfered orders.

Clerestorey: North window C16 of two four-centred lights in a square head.

South Aisle: C16 red brick crenellations with moulded band under.

Lean-to roof circa 1500, of three double bays, moulded beams throughout, principals with arched braces and carved spandrels.

Two C15 three cinquefoiled ogee lights with tracery in four-centred heads.

South Doorway: C15 with jambs and two-centred Arch of two moulded orders.

Font: C15 octagonal.

Four sides carved with Evangelist symbols, man, lion, ox and eagle, one blank, the rest roses or shields, traceried stem, moulded base.

Piscina: Early C15.

Glass.

Western window, west wall small figures of Madonna and Child.

Nave glass: two C19 stained glass windows in memory of William Oates F.R.G.S. Died Funchal Madeira 3 April 1896 and Francis Oates F.R.G.S. died 5 February 1875 Shansi River Inner South Africa.

Nearby is a Brass Wall Plate "In memory of a very gallant gentleman Lawrence Edward Grace Oates who died 17 March 1912 on Scotts Antarctic Expedition.

South Porch: Late C15/early C16 red brick built east and west walls have a window of one light, 4-centred and segmental pointed respectively.

West Tower circa 1500.

William Carter in 1498 bequeathed forty shillings towards the cost.

Six bells, four by Miles Gray of Colchester 1658-59, the other two Bury St. Edmunds bells re-cast 1901.

Three tombstones moved from the Chancel, John Ellison 1691, the others contained brasses.