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St Mary

Fowlmere

Cambridgeshire

Nave early C12, western walls of chancel later C12

Architectural Features

central tower and chancel rebuilt late C13

west tower arch and second stage, north arcade and north aisle early C14

south transept c.1300

north transept mid C14

clerestory, north porch and top stage of tower C15.

two C14 Y-tracery windows below in two-centred arches, and to the east and at a higher level a two trefoiled-light window with tracery in a square head c.1330.

South doorway, c.1300, two-centred arch with moulded jambs.

South transept with diagonal buttresses, plain parapets, and four cinquefoiled-light south window c.1300 with tracery in two-centred arch with label.

C14 or C15 door of vertical boards with horizontal rails and integral moulded battens, large lock case and key.

C12 coffin lid fragment above door.

west wall two-centred arch of two plain chamfered orders with semi octagonal responds with moulded caps and bases, east wall two-centred arch of two hollow-chamfered orders with moulded label carved on semi octagonal responds with moulded capitals and 'hold-water' bases, similar but later arches to north and south walls.

Niches with moulded ogee heads C14, and stone bracket and shelf.

South transept niche with vaulted head and canopy with crockets and finials, C15.

piscina C12 with plain round head and projecting chamfered rectangular stone shelf and square sinking to drain

late C13 piscina with two trefoiled arches in round head with central round column with engaged shafts with moulded caps and bases.

Font, clunch octagonal bowl with quatrefoil and foliate spandrels on each face C15.

Roofs: to nave C15, low pitched of three bays with tiebeams supported on short wall-posts with carved braces, each bay subdivided by moulded principal rafters with carved bosses at intersections

north transept, C15 of three bays with heavy cambered tiebeams and short king-posts with curved braces to ridge

Glass in west window of south wall of chancel a shield of arms of De Vere

in east window of north transept fragments of medieval glass

south transept C14

C15 pieces.

Monuments: north wall of chancel, white marble pedestal with Latin inscriptions to William Mitchell d. 1745 and Elizabeth his wife d. 1748, above pedestal a seated draped female figure representing Elizabeth carrying a cartouche carved with head and shoulders of a man representing her husband, signed Th ADY fecit

marble slab with brass inlay to Anna Maria Blackburn d. 1842 and her infant son d. 1843.